(a) Any registrar or clerk of the county commission who knowingly registers or permits to be registered a person not lawfully entitled to be registered, or who knowingly refuses to register a person entitled to be registered, or who knowingly assists in preventing such person from being registered, or who inserts or intentionally permits to be inserted a name or other entry in any registration form or file, knowing or having reason to know that the entry should not be made, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one $1,000 or confined in the county jail for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(b) Any person who registers or applies to be registered, or persuades or assists another to be registered, or who applies for a change of residence address, knowing or having reason to know that he or she is not entitled to be registered or to have his or her residence address changed on the registration record, or any person who declares an address known not to be his or her legal residence or who impersonates another in an application for registration, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in the county jail for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Structure West Virginia Code
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
§3-2-4a. Statewide Voter Registration Database
§3-2-6. Time of Registration Application Before an Election
§3-2-6a. Extended Time for Certain Persons to Register in Person
§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
§3-2-14. Registration Procedures at Agencies
§3-2-15. Special Procedures Relating to Agency Registration at Marriage License Offices
§3-2-19. Maintenance of Active and Inactive Registration Records for Municipal Elections
§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
§3-2-26. Confirmation Notices for Systematic Purging Program
§3-2-28. Challenges; Notice; Cancellation of Registration
§3-2-29. Custody of Original Registration Records
§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