West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 153 - Secretary Of State › Title 153 - LEGISLATIVE RULE SECRETARY OF STATE › Series 153-55 - Minimum Standards For Election Administration, Infrastructure, And Security › Section 153-55-6 - Minimum Required Reserve Funding for Election Administration, Infrastructure, and Security

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. The
				amount of money in the county election fund required to meet the minimum
				reserve funding shall not be required to exceed the cost of upgrading voting
				equipment at the statewide average price to upgrade a voting system by
				precinct. Counties seeking to transfer funds from the county election fund must
				first meet the minimum reserve fund amount based on the formula provided in
				subsection 3.8 of this Rule.
6.2.
				Based on figures calculated at the time of the enacting legislation, SB 522
				(2023), the statewide average price to upgrade voting equipment is $20,760.11
				per precinct. This average price per precinct is subject to change each
				rule-making cycle based on market prices and contracts executed within the
				state. The following table reflects the figures relied upon for generating the
				current statewide average:
County
Last cost of upgrades
Precincts
Cost per precinct
Statewide avg cost per precinct
Estimated cost for all precincts at state
							 avg
BARBOUR
$311,429.34
13
$23,956.10
$20,760.11
$269,881.42
BERKELEY
$2,135,705.00
81
$26,366.73
$20,760.11
$1,681,568.83
BOONE
$457,522.67
27
$16,945.28
$20,760.11
$560,522.94
BRAXTON
$306,945.00
18
$17,052.50
$20,760.11
$373,681.96
BROOKE
$513,860.00
23
$22,341.74
$20,760.11
$477,482.51
CABELL
$1,613,679.00
69
$23,386.65
$20,760.11
$1,432,447.52
CALHOUN
$223,225.00
10
$22,322.50
$20,760.11
$207,601.09
CLAY
$205,337.00
12
$17,111.42
$20,760.11
$249,121.31
DODDRIDGE
$231,392.67
13
$17,799.44
$20,760.11
$269,881.42
FAYETTE
$593,025.00
40
$14,825.63
$20,760.11
$830,404.36
GILMER
$150,000.00
10
$15,000.00
$20,760.11
$207,601.09
GRANT
$212,962.00
14
$15,211.57
$20,760.11
$290,641.53
GREENBRIER
$749,785.00
28
$26,778.04
$20,760.11
$581,283.05
HAMPSHIRE
$316,547.67
25
$12,661.91
$20,760.11
$519,002.73
HANCOCK
$446,688.00
25
$17,867.52
$20,760.11
$519,002.73
HARDY
$200,000.00
20
$10,000.00
$20,760.11
$415,202.18
HARRISON
$1,600,000.00
65
$24,615.38
$20,760.11
$1,349,407.09
JACKSON
$593,000.00
31
$19,129.03
$20,760.11
$643,563.38
JEFFERSON
$1,000,000.00
32
$31,250.00
$20,760.11
$664,323.49
KANAWHA
$4,000,000.00
194
$20,618.56
$20,760.11
$4,027,461.15
LEWIS
$200,000.00
24
$8,333.33
$20,760.11
$498,242.62
LINCOLN
$414,112.00
15
$27,607.47
$20,760.11
$311,401.64
LOGAN
$537,802.00
38
$14,152.68
$20,760.11
$788,884.14
MARION
$1,549,218.00
78
$19,861.77
$20,760.11
$1,619,288.50
MARSHALL
$991,790.00
37
$26,805.14
$20,760.11
$768,124.03
MASON
$564,542.67
31
$18,211.05
$20,760.11
$643,563.38
MCDOWELL
$567,136.00
39
$14,541.95
$20,760.11
$809,644.25
MERCER
$986,065.00
46
$21,436.20
$20,760.11
$954,965.02
MINERAL
$300,540.00
25
$12,021.60
$20,760.11
$519,002.73
MINGO
$558,048.00
29
$19,243.03
$20,760.11
$602,043.16
MONONGALIA
$1,353,850.00
44
$30,769.32
$20,760.11
$913,444.80
MONROE
$308,157.00
12
$25,679.75
$20,760.11
$249,121.31
MORGAN
$468,875.00
14
$33,491.07
$20,760.11
$290,641.53
NICHOLAS
$260,000.00
31
$8,387.10
$20,760.11
$643,563.38
OHIO
$1,175,484.00
47
$25,010.30
$20,760.11
$975,725.12
PENDLETON
$218,587.00
9
$24,287.44
$20,760.11
$186,840.98
PLEASANTS
$210,665.00
11
$19,151.36
$20,760.11
$228,361.20
POCAHONTAS
$269,107.67
17
$15,829.86
$20,760.11
$352,921.85
PRESTON
$680,267.67
36
$18,896.32
$20,760.11
$747,363.93
PUTNAM
$961,130.00
47
$20,449.57
$20,760.11
$975,725.12
RALEIGH
$1,943,700.00
61
$31,863.93
$20,760.11
$1,266,366.65
RANDOLPH
$563,496.00
28
$20,124.86
$20,760.11
$581,283.05
RITCHIE
$277,000.00
10
$27,700.00
$20,760.11
$207,601.09
ROANE
$380,145.00
18
$21,119.17
$20,760.11
$373,681.96
SUMMERS
$291,572.67
16
$18,223.29
$20,760.11
$332,161.74
TAYLOR
$178,925.00
17
$10,525.00
$20,760.11
$352,921.85
TUCKER
$141,745.00
11
$12,885.91
$20,760.11
$228,361.20
TYLER
$226,000.00
10
$22,600.00
$20,760.11
$207,601.09
UPSHUR
$384,609.00
20
$19,230.45
$20,760.11
$415,202.18
WAYNE
$600,000.00
39
$15,384.62
$20,760.11
$809,644.25
WEBSTER
$175,000.00
12
$14,583.33
$20,760.11
$249,121.31
WETZEL
$500,000.00
21
$23,809.52
$20,760.11
$435,962.29
WIRT
$135,000.00
11
$12,272.73
$20,760.11
$228,361.20
WOOD
$1,556,495.00
71
$21,922.46
$20,760.11
$1,473,967.74
WYOMING
$581,543.00
27
$21,538.63
$20,760.11
$560,522.94
Total
$36,371,711.03
1752
$20,760.11
6.3.
				The number of total precincts reflected in the table above are provided for
				information purposes and may change over time. When calculating the minimum
				reserve funding, a county shall consider the statewide average cost to upgrade
				voting equipment as provided in subsection 6.2 of this Rule and the number of
				precincts in the county at the time the application is submitted.