(a) For the instruction of the voters on any election day in counties utilizing an electronic voting system that uses a screen upon which votes may be recorded by means of a stylus or by means of touch, the ballot commissioners shall provide for each polling place a sample ballot with each screen as it will appear on the devices, together with written instructions regarding the operation of the devices. Upon request, the election officers shall offer instruction to each voter, before voting, in the operation of the vote-recording device.
(b) The ballot commissioners shall also provide facsimile ballots, at least two of which, or complete sets of which, are to be posted on the walls of each polling place. The facsimile diagrams are exact diagrams of the ballots or screens so that the voter may become familiar with the location of the parties, offices, candidates, and questions as they appear on the ballot to be used in his or her precinct.
(c) The ballot commissioners may, with the consent of the county commission, or the county commission may, prepare and mail to each qualified voter at the address shown on the registration books a facsimile sample of the ballot or screens for his or her precinct.
(d) In counties where an electronic voting system has been adopted, the legal ballot advertisements required by §3-5-1 et seq. and §3-6-1 et seq., which specify the publication of a facsimile sample ballot, are to consist of a facsimile of the absentee ballot, or a facsimile of each of the electronic voting system screens with the names of the candidates and the offices for which they are running shown in their proper positions: Provided, That when the sample ballots for the precincts within the county contain different senatorial, delegate, magisterial, or executive committee districts or when the sample ballots for precincts within a city contain different municipal wards, the facsimile shall be altered to include each of the various districts in the appropriate order. If, in order to accommodate the size of each ballot, the ballot or ballot pages must be divided between more than one page, the arrangement and order shall be made to conform as nearly as possible to the arrangement of the ballot. The publisher of the newspaper shall submit a proof of the ballot and the arrangement to the ballot commissioners for approval prior to publication.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 4A. Electronic Voting Systems
§3-4A-1. Use of Electronic Voting Systems Authorized
§3-4A-3. Procedure for Adopting Electronic Voting Systems
§3-4A-4. Procedure for Terminating Use of Electronic Voting Systems
§3-4A-7. Bids and Contracts for Vote Recording Devices; False Swearing or Failure to Disclose Facts
§3-4A-9. Minimum Requirements of Electronic Voting Systems
§3-4A-9a. Authorization for Ballot-Marking Voting Systems; Minimum Requirements
§3-4A-9b. Authorization for Precinct Ballot-Scanning Device; Minimum Requirements
§3-4A-10a. Proportional Distribution of Vote-Recording Devices
§3-4A-14. Election Boards Where Electronic Voting Systems Used
§3-4A-16. Delivery of Vote-Recording Devices and Electronic Poll Books; Time, Arrangement for Voting
§3-4A-18. Disrepair of Vote Recording Devices in Use; Reserve Vote Recording Devices
§3-4A-20. Non-Affiliated Voters in Primary Elections
§3-4A-22. Assistance to Illiterate and Disabled Voters
§3-4A-23. Persons Prohibited About Voting Booths; Penalties
§3-4A-24. Voting by Challenged Voter
§3-4A-24a. Voting by Challenged Voter Where Touch-Screen Electronic Voting Systems Are Used
§3-4A-26. Test of Automatic Tabulating Equipment
§3-4A-27. Proceedings at the Central Counting Center
§3-4A-30. Adjustments in Voting Precincts Where Electronic Voting System Used
§3-4A-31. Use of Electronic Voting Systems in Municipal Elections
§3-4A-32. Applicability of General Laws Relating to Elections