Secretary of State Betty Ireland filed a formal complaint with federal Election Assistance Commission. "I am more than upset that or county clerks and their staffs and county commissions had to withstand stress and anxiety over the broken promises and delays ES&S put them through".

And, Ireland says, now that the election is over, strategy talks about the problems with Election Systems and Software will begin...but, "We will not and cannot discuss publicly our legal strategy. As before, we continue to work with the Attorney General's Office to address our options".

The state's selection committee chose ES&S because of it's past service in the state and it's knowledge of West Virginia election deadlines and procedures. Ireland says, "Unfortunately, we now feel ES&S let West Virginia down".

The Secretary's staff will now begin a survey of the counties to get a true picture of the problems that came up during the primary election process. Ireland had nothing but praise for local officials saying their work was above and beyond the call of duty.