West Virginia Code
Article 9. Offenses and Penalties
§3-9-20. Obstructing Employees' Freedom to Vote; Penalties

Any corporation violating any provision of section forty-two of article one of this chapter or preventing or attempting to prevent any voter in its employ from attending any election, or from freely exercising his right of suffrage, at any election, at which he is entitled to vote, by any threat, direct or indirect, express or implied, to discharge such voter or deprive him of his employment, or shall discharge such voter or deprive him of his employment because of any vote he may cast, or refuse to cast, at any election at which he is entitled to vote, under the provisions of this chapter, shall, in each instance, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000. Any employer, other than a corporation, whether an individual or member of an association or partnership, and any officer, agent or manager of any corporation violating any provision of this section or of section forty-two of article one of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding five $500 or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or, in the discretion of the court, be subject to both such fine and imprisonment.

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