W. Va. Code R. § 153-18-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Section 153-18-2 - Definitions

2.1. "Board of canvassers" or "board" means:

2.1.a. The county commission of each county for any statewide primary, general or special election held throughout the county, and for any other election conducted in conjunction with a statewide election using the same precincts and election officials;

2.1.b. The county commission of the affected county for any special election ordered by that Commission and held throughout all or part of that county, and for any other election conducted in conjunction with that county election using the same precincts and election officials;

2.1.c. The county commission for any special levy or bond election ordered by the board of education;

2.1.d. The municipal governing body for any primary, general or special election conducted by the municipal governing body entirely within the city and not held in conjunction with any county or state election.

2.2. "Canvass" means the proceeding required by law in which the materials, equipment and results of an election are reviewed, corrected and officially recorded prior to the certification of that election.

2.3. "Election" means any statewide primary, general or special election held under the provisions of the West Virginia Code throughout the state or any of its subdivisions.

2.4. "Electronically tabulated ballots" means ballots authorized under the provisions of W. Va. Code §3-4A et seq., including those ballots referred to as optical scan ballots and ballots printed by electronic voting systems that utilize screens upon which votes may be recorded by means of a stylus or by means of touch, which are counted by means of electronic scanners or readers.

2.5. "Paper ballots" means ballots authorized under the provisions of W. Va. Code §3-1 et seq. which are counted by hand.

W. Va. Code R. § 153-18-2