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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Creates Task Force on Election Integrity to Evaluate Voting Systems and Hand-Counting Feasibility
Last action · February 21, 2026: To Government OrganizationSponsor: Patricia Rucker
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia establishes a 13-member Task Force on Election Integrity within the Office of the Secretary of State to investigate secure vote tabulation methods, assess election infrastructure vulnerabilities, and report findings to the Legislature by July 1, 2027.
The measure establishes a formal state body with a July 1, 2028 expiration date to review all voting equipment, software supply chains, and the potential implementation of precinct-level hand-counted paper ballots.
- State legislative task forces on election integrity are periodically established to review security protocols, voting hardware compliance, and administrative workflows. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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County Clerks
Two county clerks are appointed to serve on the task force to evaluate election management and tabulation methods.
Office of the Secretary of State
The Task Force is created and organized within its office.
Office of Technology
Required to provide technical support to the task force.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 21, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Government Organization
- Feb 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 21, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Government Organization then Finance
- Feb 21, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Formal State Review of Precinct Hand Counting
The bill mandates a formal inquiry into the feasibility of hand counting paper ballots at the precinct level alongside electronic tabulation reviews.
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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