Any person voting, in any primary election, any ticket of a party other than that of which he is registered as a member, and any election officer receiving the vote of any such person, knowing, or having reason to believe, that such voter is not a member of the party the ticket of which he is voting, shall, at the primary election to be held to nominate candidates for the same office, vote at such primary election; shall in each instance be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or be 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