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Voters in Kanawha County Town Cast Ballots in Wrong District

Numerous residents in a Charleston-area town have been voting in the wrong state Senate district for the past four years.

Based on county precinct maps, Malden should be split into two precincts, Precinct 123 and Precinct 115. But Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick confirmed to The Charleston Gazette-Mail that most Malden residents have been placed in Precinct 117, with registrations spanning back to 2012.

It is unclear how many registered voters in Malden have voted in the wrong race over the past four years.

Delegate Larry Rowe of Kanawha County estimates there are nearly 600 people who live in Malden.

The county is not sure how the error occurred. McCormick says it could stem from the consolidation of precinct lines as populations have shrunk in the eastern part of Kanawha County.

Kanawha County Clerk Waives Fees for Flood Victims

Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick and some of her staff are trying to help flood victims and absorbing some of the expense they might face.

McCormick said in a news release that as a result of the June 23 flooding, people aren’t being charged for copies of deeds for affected properties. As of this week, 29 people have received copies of deeds at no expense.

Fees for copies of birth and marriage certificates are also being waived for flood victims. Those who purchased certificates already can receive reimbursement by visiting the county clerk’s office.

The service will be available for the next several weeks. Flood victims must provide identification and proof of residency to obtain the records.

Kanawha Official: More Voters Cast Ballots in Wrong District

The Kanawha County clerk says an additional 513 registered voters may have cast their ballots in the wrong district.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the total number of voters who may have voted in the wrong district is now close to 1,000.

Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick says Precinct 240 voters in the latest case may have been voting in District 35 instead of District 36 since 2012.

Two of the general election races in those districts were decided by less than 50 votes. One Democratic primary race was decided by about 100 votes.

The Kanawha County Clerk and the Kanawha County Assessor’s offices have drawn maps to correct the problem for the 2016 general election.

About 300 Uncounted Votes in Kanawha's Unofficials Results

Kanawha County officials say about 300 votes were not included in the county’s unofficial election results last week.

Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the uncounted votes were from people who voted early and were from the Dunbar area.

She says the incident was an accident, and the result of a card being left in one of the vote-counting machines in the voter registration office on May 10.

The vote totals up until this point have been considered “unofficial.”

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says he has seen no similar incidents in his 20 years as county commissioner.

McCormick says no races were close enough to be affected by the mistake.

Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Online Voter Registration

The West Virginia Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit filed against the county clerks of Kanawha and Cabell counties over their refusal to accept online voter registrations from the Secretary of State’s office.

Cabell County Clerk Karen Cole tells The Herald-Dispatch that she received an official statement Tuesday afternoon from the court saying the petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia had been rejected.

The lawsuit had been filed earlier that same day against Cole and Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick, who have been mailing papers out to online registrants to complete before they would accept the registration.

Cole and McCormick said they were uncomfortable with the security provisions in West Virginia’s voter registration website.

The deadline for voter registration was April 19.

Kanawha Co. Clerk Files Complaint Against Tennant

Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is facing an elections complaint saying she led a U.S. Senate campaign rally near a voting site.

Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick filed the complaint in late October but did not publicize it. McCormick, a Republican, provided the letter to The Charleston Gazette after a Freedom of Information Act request.

The complaint says Tennant held a brief rally with supporters on the steps of the county’s voter registration office on Oct. 22. Early voting was underway at the time.

Tennant has said she wasn’t campaigning and simply wanted to thank volunteers.

Tennant previously agreed to move cases that present conflicts of interest to the attorney general. Tennant’s office oversees voting and elections.

Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito defeated Democrat Tennant for the Senate seat.

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