Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 153-8-5 - Electioneering Permitted on Citizen's Own Private Property5.1. Electioneering upon a citizen's own private property within the one hundred foot (100') restricted area is permitted under W. Va. Code §§ 3-1-37(a) and 3-9-9(c).Provided, That the law does not permit the private property owner to invite a non-property owner onto his or her property to engage in electioneering with the property owner's permission. Nor may a non-property owner trespass onto the private property of another to engage in electioneering. This exemption only applies to a private property owner engaging in electioneering on his or her own private property.5.2. For purposes of this section, a property owner is only such a person who holds an ownership interest in the subject property and does not include property renters.