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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Requires County Boards of Canvassers to Electronically Transmit Multi-County Election Ballot Totals to the Secretary of State
Last action · February 3, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsor: Kayla Young
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 5127 requires county boards of ers to electronically transmit the total number of ballots cast, counted, and rejected to the Secretary of State for multi-county elections, using a designated form. This electronic transmission must occur immediately following each relevant board's public declaration of results.
The change alters how election data is reported between local county boards and state election officials for multi-county races, potentially streamlining the coordination of multi-county recounts and results certification.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
boards of canvassers
Boards of canvassers must electronically transmit total ballots cast, counted, and rejected to the Secretary of State on a prescribed form.
Secretary of State
The Secretary of State receives electronic ballot totals and notifies relevant county boards when the final county makes its public declaration.
candidates on the ballot in more than one county
Candidates in multi-county races are subject to coordinated 48-hour certification periods and recount rules linked to multi-county declarations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Judiciary
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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