W. Va. Code R. § 153-18-7

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 153-18-7 - Special Canvassing Procedures for Elections Conducted with Electronically Tabulated Ballots; Hand Counting Three Percent (3%) of Precincts

7.1. The board of canvassers shall tally by hand the ballots of a number of precincts equal to three percent of the total number of precincts in the jurisdiction, not fewer than one precinct, and with fractions rounded to the nearest whole number, as in the following table.

When the total precincts equal:	Count the ballots of:
1 - 33	One precinct
34 - 66	Two precincts
67 - 100	Three precincts
101 - 133	Four precincts
134 - 166	Five precincts
167 - 200	Six precincts

7.2. The board shall identify the precincts to be counted by random selection, such as by drawing, and may not arbitrarily select.

7.3. In order to reduce the potential for error, the tally should be made with two persons reading out the votes cast on each ballot, and two other should separately record the votes read.

7.4. After the hand count of each precinct is recorded, the board shall compare the recorded tallies with the tabulated results of the same precincts.

7.5. If the difference between the tabulated results of the randomly selected precincts and the hand counted results of the same ballots is more than 1% of the total votes cast, all precincts must be hand counted.

W. Va. Code R. § 153-18-7