West Virginia Code
Article 2. Registration of Voters
§3-2-2. Eligibility to Register to Vote

(a) Any person who possesses the constitutional qualifications for voting may register to vote. To be qualified, a person must be a citizen of the United States and a legal resident of West Virginia and of the county where he or she is applying to register, shall be at least eighteen years of age, except that a person who is at least seventeen years of age and who will be eighteen years of age by the time of the next ensuing general election may also be permitted to register, and shall not be otherwise legally disqualified: Provided, That a registered voter who has not reached eighteen years of age may vote both partisan and nonpartisan ballots in a federal, state, county, municipal or special primary election if he or she will be eighteen years of age by the time of the corresponding general election.
(b) Any person who has been convicted of a felony, treason or bribery in an election, under either state or federal law, is disqualified and is not eligible to register or to continue to be registered to vote while serving his or her sentence, including any period of incarceration, probation or parole related thereto. Any person who has been declared mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction is disqualified and shall not be eligible to register or to continue to be registered to vote for as long as that disability continues.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 3. Elections

Article 2. Registration of Voters

§3-2-1. Permanent Voter Registration Law; Uniform System of Voter Registration

§3-2-2. Eligibility to Register to Vote

§3-2-3. State Authority Relating to Voter Registration; Chief Election Official

§3-2-4. Authority and Responsibility of the Clerk of the County Commission and of the County Commission Relating to Voter Registration

§3-2-4a. Statewide Voter Registration Database

§3-2-5. Forms for Application for Registration; Information Required and Requested; Types of Application Forms; Notices

§3-2-6. Time of Registration Application Before an Election

§3-2-6a. Extended Time for Certain Persons to Register in Person

§3-2-7. Hours and Days of Registration in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission; In-Person Application for Voter Registration; Identification Required

§3-2-8. Registration Outreach Services by the Clerk of the County Commission; Challenge of Voter's Registration

§3-2-9. Appointment of Temporary and Volunteer Registrars for Registration Outreach Services

§3-2-10. Application for Registration by Mail

§3-2-11. Registration in Conjunction With Driver Licensing

§3-2-12. Combined Voter Registration and Driver Licensing Fund; Transfer of Funds

§3-2-13. Agencies to Provide Voter Registration Services; Designation of Responsible Employees; Forms; Prohibitions; Confidentiality

§3-2-14. Registration Procedures at Agencies

§3-2-15. Special Procedures Relating to Agency Registration at Marriage License Offices

§3-2-16. Procedures Upon Receipt of Application for Registration by the Clerk of the County Commission; Verification Procedure and Notice of Disposition of Application for Registration

§3-2-17. Denial of Registration Application; Notice; Appeal to Clerk of the County Commission, Decision; Appeal to County Commission, Hearing, Decision; Appeal to Circuit Court

§3-2-18. Registration Records; Active, Inactive, Canceled, Pending and Rejected Registration Files; Procedure; Voting Records

§3-2-19. Maintenance of Active and Inactive Registration Records for Municipal Elections

§3-2-21. Maintenance of Records in the Statewide Voter Registration Database in Lieu of Precinct Record Books

§3-2-22. Correction of Voter Records

§3-2-23. Cancellation of Registration of Deceased or Ineligible Voters

§3-2-23a. Cancellation of Registration of Deceased or Ineligible Voter

§3-2-25. Systematic Purging Program for Removal of Ineligible Voters From Active Voter Registration Files; Comparison of Data Records; Confirmation Notices; Public Inspection List

§3-2-26. Confirmation Notices for Systematic Purging Program

§3-2-27. Procedure Following Sending of Confirmation Notices; Correction or Cancellation of Registrations Upon Response; Designation of Inactive When No Response; Cancellation of Inactive Voters; Records

§3-2-28. Challenges; Notice; Cancellation of Registration

§3-2-29. Custody of Original Registration Records

§3-2-30. Public Inspection of Voter Registration Records in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission; Providing Voter Lists for Noncommercial Use; Prohibition Against Resale of Voter Lists for Commercial Use or Profit

§3-2-31. Rules Pertaining to Voting After Registration or Change of Address Within the County

§3-2-32. Unlawful Registration or Rejection of Voter; Penalties

§3-2-33. Neglect of Duty by Registration Officers; Penalties

§3-2-34. Alteration or Destruction of Records; Penalties

§3-2-35. Withholding Information; Penalties

§3-2-36. Crimes and Offenses Relating to Applications for Registration or Change of Registration; Penalties

§3-2-37. Effective Date