Any election officer who shall wilfully fail, neglect or refuse to prepare and return certificates of the result of the election in the manner provided, within twelve hours after the completion of the count, tabulation and declaration of the results, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, 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 9. Offenses and Penalties
§3-9-2. Unlawful Printing, Possession or Delivery of Ballots; Penalties
§3-9-3. False Swearing; Penalties
§3-9-4. Commissioner's Failure to Procure or Return Supplies; Penalties
§3-9-5. Destruction or Removal of Election Supplies and Equipment; Attempts; Penalties
§3-9-6. Unauthorized Presence in Election Room; 100-Foot Limit; Penalties
§3-9-7. Wrongful Refusal or Allowance of Votes; Malicious or Frivolous Challenges; Penalties
§3-9-8. Distinguishing Marks on Ballots; Conspiracies; Penalties
§3-9-9. Electioneering Defined; Unlawful Acts at Polling Places; Exceptions; Penalties
§3-9-10. Disorder at Polls; Prevention; Failure to Assist in Preventing Disorder; Penalties
§3-9-11. Failure to Make Returns; Penalties
§3-9-12. Improper Influence and Bribery by Candidates; Penalties
§3-9-13. Buying or Selling Vote Unlawful; Penalties
§3-9-15. Unlawful Acts by Employers; Penalties
§3-9-16. Receiving or Soliciting Bribes by Voters; Penalties
§3-9-17. Illegal Voting; Deceiving Voters; Penalties
§3-9-18. Unlawful Voting in Primary Elections; Penalties
§3-9-19. Violations Concerning Absent Voters' Ballots; Penalties
§3-9-20. Obstructing Employees' Freedom to Vote; Penalties
§3-9-21. Improper Interference With Voters Travel to and From the Polls; Penalties