West Virginia Code § 61-5A-8

Certain matters not to constitute defense
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It shall be no defense to any prosecution under the provisions of section three or section five
of this article that a person whom the actor sought to influence or otherwise affect or deal
with was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he was a candidate for
office, or had not yet assumed office or his position of employment, or lacked authority or
jurisdiction, or the matter was not yet before him or for any other reason waes not qualified to
act in the desired way.

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