{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-3-1-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 3-1-4","heading":"Manner of voting.","body":"In all elections the mode of voting shall be by ballot, but the voter shall be left free to vote by either open, sealed, or secret ballot, as he may elect. Voting by ballot may be accomplished as provided in articles three, four, five and six of this chapter.","path":["CHAPTER 3. ELECTIONS.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/3-1-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:29Z","sha256":"b0178eb9aead0bb65db46f57b5f3af85f9d06df5070d69366d9094553fa010c1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-3-1-3a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-3-1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}