{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-3-4a-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 3-4A-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article, unless otherwise specified:\n(1) \"Automatic tabulating equipment\" means all apparatus necessary to electronically count votes recorded on ballots, tabulate the results and produce necessary reports;\n(2) \"Ballot\" means a logical or physical device that presents races, candidates and contests, and facilitates the capture of the voter's choices or intent;\n(3) \"Central counting center\" means a facility equipped with suitable and necessary automatic tabulating equipment, selected by the county commission, for the electronic counting of votes recorded on ballots;\n(4) \"Electronic poll book\" means an electronic device containing voter registration information for the purpose of facilitating voting at the precinct;\n(5) \"Electronic voting system\" is one or more integrated devices that utilize an electronic component for the following functions: Ballot presentation, vote capture, vote recording and tabulation;\n(6) \"Standard validation test deck\" means a group of ballots wherein all voting possibilities which can occur in an election are represented;\n(7) \"Vote-recording device\" means equipment that captures and records voter intent by marking a screen to record selections or by using electronically sensible ink to mark selections; and\n(8) \"Voter verified paper audit trail\" means a physical printout on which the voter's ballot choices, as registered by a direct recording device, are recorded. This shall be visible to the voter and shall be securely locked to avoid tampering.","path":["CHAPTER 3. ELECTIONS.","ARTICLE 4A. ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/3-4A-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:35Z","sha256":"754cdbba05de59566e61cebd53b7fef701dcc41f574f9fb3989bddb36c2c4c8b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-3-4a-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-3-4a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}