West Virginia Code
Article 9. Offenses and Penalties
§3-9-16. Receiving or Soliciting Bribes by Voters; Penalties

Any voter who shall, before or during any election, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, solicit, demand, receive, agree or contract for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place of employment, or solicit any endorsement on a note or other paper, public or private, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for voting for any person or candidate or object, or agreeing so to vote, or from refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any election; or any person who shall, after any election, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, solicit, demand or receive any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at any election, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 3. Elections

Article 9. Offenses and Penalties

§3-9-1. False or Fraudulent Returns; Tampering With, Destroying or Misdelivering Ballots, Records, etc.; Forgeries; Aiding, etc., in Offense; 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

§3-9-22. Wagering or Betting on Elections; Penalties

§3-9-23. Punishment Where Penalty Not Prescribed or Where Failure to Perform Duty Not Specifically Made an Offense

§3-9-24. Limitations on Prosecutions