Preserving voting data from electronic voting machines

SB 593 requires counties using West Virginia's Express Vote electronic voting system to capture and preserve images of each ballot cast, along with a summary of votes (cast vote record), without including voter names or other personal details. County election officials must send these records to the Secretary of State within 24 hours after election canvass concludes. The Secretary of State must then publish the data online by precinct and county, with special privacy protections for precincts having fewer than 10 absentee, provisional, or challenged ballots to prevent voter identification. This law directly affects county election offices, the Secretary of State, and ensures public access to election data while safeguarding voter anonymity.