KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) – UPDATED – 7:45am, 11/6/24

All voting in Kanawha County was completed early Wednesday morning following an overnight recount of early ballots due to a corrupted data stick, officials said.

The Kanawha County Clerk's Office and county commissioners declared the results at 6:43 a.m. after a recount of more than 31,000 early ballots overnight after a data stick storing the total number of early ballots was damaged, according to reports it in a statement from the district.

The ballots were taken to a counting room that was open to the public throughout the night.

The county said the recount did not change the outcome of local races.

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ORIGINAL STORY

A corrupted data stick slowed reporting of election results in Kanawha County, commissioners said.

According to a statement from the commission, Kanawha County commissioners said that while processing early voting Tuesday evening, it was discovered that a data stick from early voting was corrupted.

“We will run all early voting ballots through the machine to verify all data associated with the electronically generated paper ballots,” the commission said.

“The Kanawha County Commissioners and the County Clerk will ensure the integrity of the election and ensure that all votes are counted,” the commission continued. “We’re making this public.”

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