West Virginia § 3-9-11 - 3-9-11. Failure to make returns; penalties.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 3-9-11 — 3-9-11. Failure to make returns; penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-9-11. 3-9-11. Failure to make returns; penalties.
Any election officer who shall wilfully fail, neglect or refuse to prepare and return certificates of the result of the election in the manner provided, within twelve hours after the completion of the count, tabulation and declaration of the results, 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, in the discretion of the court.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-9-11 ("3-9-11. Failure to make returns; penalties.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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