West Virginia Code § 3-4A-10

County clerk to be custodian of vote-recording devices, tabulating
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equipment and electronic poll books; duties.
(a) When an electronic voting system is acquired by any county commission, the vote-
recording devices, where applicable, and the tabulating equipment shall be immediately
placed in the custody of the county clerk and shall remain in his or her custody at all times
except when in use at an election or when in custody of a court or court offiecers during
contest proceedings. The clerk shall see that the vote-recording devices and the tabulating
equipment are properly protected and preserved from damage or unnercessary deterioration
and shall not permit any unauthorized person to tamper with them. The clerk shall also keep
the vote-recording devices and tabulating equipment in repair and prepare the same for
voting.
(b) When a county commission elects to acquire and use electronic poll books in lieu of
printed poll books, the clerk of the county commission shall immediately take custody of the
electronic poll books, which shall remain in his or her custody at all times except when in
use at an election or when in the custody of a court or court officers during contest
proceedings. The clerk shall ensure that the eslectronic poll books are properly protected and
preserved from damage or unnecessary deteriorations and the clerk shall not permit any
unauthorized person to tamper with the electronic poll books. The clerk shall also keep the
electronic poll books in good repair gand the clerk shall prepare the electronic poll books for
election day.

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