HB3017 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment.

What is the status of HB3017?

Passed one chamber as of March 14, 2025.

Who sponsored HB3017?

Moore, Erica (R, 015), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB3017?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3017&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia HB3017: Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment

Q: What does HB3017 do?

In its own words: To amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-4A-13a, relating to electronic voting systems; requiring county commission inspections and secretary of state audits of ballot tabulation equipment to ensure compliance with state law prohibition against any connectivity to the internet; requiring reports of the inspections and audits; and providing for monitoring of future threats. ARTICLE 4A. ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS. §3-4A-13a. Inspection of precinct tabulating equipment; reports by county commissions; pre-election audit by the Secretary of.

Status: Passed one chamber, March 14, 2025

The purpose of this bill is to ensure compliance with state law requiring ballot tabulating equipment to be not connected to the internet, and to require reports of the inspections and audits.

What the bill says

To amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-4A-13a, relating to electronic voting systems; requiring county commission inspections and secretary of state audits of ballot tabulation equipment to ensure compliance with state law prohibition against any connectivity to the internet; requiring reports of the inspections and audits; and providing for monitoring of future threats. ARTICLE 4A. ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS. §3-4A-13a. Inspection of precinct tabulating equipment; reports by county commissions; pre-election audit by the Secretary of.

From the engrossed text, March 10, 2025:

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-4A-13a, relating to electronic voting systems; requiring county commission inspections and secretary of state audits of ballot tabulation equipment to ensure compliance with state law prohibition against any connectivity to the internet; requiring reports of the inspections and audits; and providing for monitoring of future threats. ARTICLE 4A. ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS. §3-4A-13a. Inspection of precinct tabulating equipment; reports by county commissions; pre-election audit by the Secretary of State. (a) By no later than one week prior to the start of the in-person voting period as provided in §3-3-3 of this code, the county commission of each county shall inspect all precinct tabulating equipment in accordance with the requirements of §3-4A-9(15) of this code, to ensure all tabulating equipment utilized in any election is independent, nonnetworked, and any component thereof, in whole or in part, shall not at any time connect to the internet. (b) The county commission shall submit a report of its findings to the Secretary of State on the day of the conclusion of the inspection, which shall include the (2) Verification that a sim card is not installed in each tabulator, accompanied by any available reports produced by each tabulator confirming the findings; (3) Verification that each tabulator was …

West Virginia HB3017: Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment

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