It’s just an eye-catching marketing tool to create awareness among the public that voting is changing and how important that is.

We thought what better tool to use to get the message out to everybody. It’s eye-catching, it’s different and it’s recognizable.

In the hustle and bustle of trying to get the bills out on the last day of the session, part of it was an oversight.

This is exactly why West Virginia has one of the most stringent testing requirements in the nation. The process worked. The county clerks were doing their job. This is exactly why we test the machines.

We are not happy about this.

The machines are functional and they will be used.

Luckily we have a supply of paper ballots we use for absentee voting. We were able to use the ballots as backup.

All the votes on the paper trail are correct. All the votes inside the machines are correct. It will just not recognize them when it’s time to tabulate the results.

We’re looking forward to using the technology in November’s election, and seeing that other counties have the opportunity to implement the same changes. It will eventually make the (vote) counting process go a lot easier.

The first priority of this office is, ‘Is it a bill we can administer?

In America, we have an open election process. The candidates must do their part.

Having said that, she is leaving all doors open. She has received many calls in support prior to the congresswoman making her decision.