Next Week, Voters In Washington County Virginia Will Be Using Paper Ballots For The First Time In More Than 40 Years. The State Decertified The Current Machines And Required The County To Change Over To An Optical Scan Ballot Machine By The Election November 7th. The Change Has Reportedly Cost The County About 185-Thousand Dollars To Replace Outdated Machines With Brand New Machines Certified By The State. Also, Dickenson, Scott And Wise Counties Spent Thousands On New Voting Equipment For This Year’s Election.