Any election officer who refuses the vote of a duly registered and qualified voter, whom he knows is entitled to vote or who accepts the vote of a person whom he knows to be not lawfully registered, without challenging such persons, 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, at the discretion of the court.
Any person who shall maliciously or frivolously, and without probable cause, challenge the right of any person to vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be fined not more than $100 or confined in the county jail for not more than ninety days, 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