West Virginia Code 3-9-6 – Unauthorized presence in election room; 100-foot limit; penalties
If any person, not herein authorized so to do, enters or attempts to enter the election room, except upon a lawful errand and for a proper purpose, or remains within 100 feet of the outside entrance to the building housing the polling place, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or confined in the county jail for not more than 30 days.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 3-9-6
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Election: shall mean the procedure whereby the voters of this state or any subdivision thereof elect persons to fill public offices, or elect members of a Constitutional convention, or vote on public questions. See West Virginia Code 3-1-2
- Office: shall be construed to mean "public office" which shall include (1) any elective office provided for by the Constitution or laws of the United States or of this state to which a salary or other compensation attaches, and (2) membership in a Constitutional convention. See West Virginia Code 3-1-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Excepting those individuals provided for expressly in this or other sections of the code, only full-time employees of the Secretary of State‘s office or full-time employees of the respective county offices of the county clerk or the county prosecutor may enter or otherwise disturb the polling place.