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Resident urges county commission to seek answers on slow election reporting
Summary
A Berkeley County resident told commissioners he and others believe the county’s late election reporting should be investigated and urged the commission to require answers from the county clerk’s office; the commission suggested the county clerk is the appropriate office to respond.
A resident, Sean Wilt, addressed the Berkeley County Commission during public comment, urging commissioners to investigate why Berkeley County’s election reporting lagged behind other West Virginia counties in a recent election.
Nut graf: Wilt told the commission he had contacted state election officials and others familiar with election reporting, and said he was told — contrary to the county clerk’s explanation — that there was no technical glitch between county and state systems. Wilt requested the commission seek accountability and answers from the county clerk’s office.
Commission President responded that the county clerk is the office responsible for administering elections and suggested Wilt take his questions to the clerk; Wilt replied that he was prepared to pursue answers if the commission did not. The commission did not take formal action at the meeting to compel the clerk to respond; the president said he would ask the clerk to appear if commissioners wished to hear from him.
Ending: No formal investigation was launched at the meeting. The commission suggested the county clerk’s office is the appropriate respondent for election-administration questions and the president offered to request the clerk appear if the commission desires a formal briefing.
