CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Kanawha County officials have confirmed the discovery of a corrupted data stick which has hindered the vote tallying process for the area.
The development came to light on Tuesday night by way of an announcement from the Kanawha County Commission indicating the voting data incident and assuring that officials were taking measures to ensure election integrity.
“While processing early voting results, the Kanawha County Commission found that one data stick from early voting is corrupted,” read the statement from the commission. “We are going to run all the early voting ballots through the machine to verify all data sticks to the electronically generated paper ballots. The Kanawha County Commissioners and the County Clerk are ensuring the integrity of the Election and will make sure all votes are counted. We are doing this open to the public.”
At the time of writing, many races are still in the process of being decided on the state, national, and local levels. Patrick Morrisey is confirmed to have secured victory in the gubernatorial race, while results show Jim Justice claiming the votes necessary to secure a position with the U.S. Senate.
Follow the results of the 2024 General Election with LOOTPRESS as details continue to be updated as additional information comes to light.
