West Virginia's top elections official believes politics, rather than serious problems with the state's voting machines, was the root of concerns this year about touch-screen electronic voting.

Secretary of State Betty Ireland is getting ready to submit reports on all 35 counties with touch-screen machines to the state Election Commission.

She says the reports will show the clerks and machines performed admirably in this year's election, despite concerns raised prior to November 4 about machines in some counties switching votes.

Ireland says her office was contacted by just three people during the campaign who said they had problems properly using the machines.

She believes political groups trumpeted concerns about the machines to gain advantage during the election.