Title 18 — Elections
17 chapters · 232 sections in this title.
18 V.I.C. § 261 Qualifications generally
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Except as provided in this chapter, every resident of the Virgin Islands, who is a citizen of the United States and is 18 years of age or over, has the right to franchise, and shall be entitled to vote at all elections if he or she has complied with the provisions of this title r…
18 V.I.C. § 262 Residence defined
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(a) For the purposes of this title, “resident of the Virgin Islands” is a person who has maintained legal residence in the Virgin Islands and in the election district in which he desires to vote for a period of at least 90 days next preceding the date of the election. A registere…
18 V.I.C. § 263 Loss of franchise by felon; mental incompetents
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(a) No inmate of a public or private institution for the insane and no person under the care of a guardian by reason of any mental incapacity shall be entitled to vote. (b) Every person who has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony or of a crime involvin…
18 V.I.C. § 264 Status of members of armed forces as to franchise
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For the purpose of this title, no person on active duty in the armed services of the United States or any person residing on active military reservations shall be deemed to have acquired residence in the Virgin Islands in consequence of having been stationed within the same.
18 V.I.C. § 265 Certified Listing of Electors
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The Boards of Elections shall provide political parties with a certified listing of all registered party members as of the close of registration, fifteen days prior to a primary election.