HB 5688
Relating to the creation of the West Virginia Task Force on Election Integrity
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Bill overview
This bill establishes the West Virginia Task Force on Election Integrity, charged with researching and recommending improvements to West Virginia’s election processes and systems. The task force will focus on ensuring election security, transparency, and auditability, including evaluating voting equipment, technologies, and potential vulnerabilities. It will also consider recommendations for statutory changes to enhance election integrity and will monitor relevant federal agency guidance.
Key provisions
- The task force will research and recommend modern, secure, and auditable election methods and systems.
- The task force will be composed of members from the State Election Commission, the House of Delegates, the Senate, a cybersecurity industry expert, citizen members, and county clerks.
- The task force will monitor federal agency reports and assessments related to election security threats.
- The task force will assess election software and hardware for foreign ownership or production in adversarial countries.
- The task force will investigate potential vulnerabilities related to disabled networking capabilities in voting equipment.
- The task force will determine if current standards adequately prevent manipulation of voter registration rolls and electronic vote tabulation.
- The task force will submit interim and annual progress reports to the Governor, the House of Delegates, and the Senate.
- The task force will terminate on July 1, 2028, unless it concludes it has fulfilled its charge sooner.
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