West Virginia House Bill 4164 Requires Precinct-Level Manual Ballot Counts alongside Electronic Voting

Original title: Election integrity and People’s vote protection act

Last action · January 14, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsors: Tresa Howell and 10 others

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 4164 requires designated poll workers in West Virginia to manually count and reconcile s from electronic voting machines at each at the close of election day. The measure mandates that precinct results be transported immediately to county election offices and directs the Secretary of State to develop staff training programs.

Why it matters

Local election administration procedures change by requiring poll workers to conduct full manual -level counts and reconciliations using electronic machine audit trails before transporting results.

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.

Directly affected

poll workers

Poll workers are required to manually count precinct ballots using printed audit trails, reconcile them with electronic tallies, and conduct the count in front of observers.

Directly affected

Secretary of State

The Secretary of State must develop and implement training programs for election officials, staff, and poll workers regarding manual counting procedures.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is responsible for conducting the manual count under HB 4164?

Designated poll workers at each are required to manually count and record the votes cast using a generated by electronic voting machines.

What happens to the results after the manual count is finished?

The results from each must be transported immediately to the county election office following the completion of the count.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

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Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
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Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
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