Title 18 — Elections
17 chapters · 232 sections in this title.
18 V.I.C. § 301 Political parties and political bodies
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(a) Any political party in the Virgin Islands which is the officially recognized affiliate of either of the two major national political parties (of either the Democratic National Committee or the Republican National Committee) and each other political party or political body, on…
18 V.I.C. § 302 Only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices
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No person who is not registered and enrolled as a member of a political party may vote at any primary election of such party, be elected to serve as a party officer or a member or officer of any party committee or as a delegate or alternate to any party convention, or be nominate…
18 V.I.C. § 303 Territorial committees
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(a) Each political party in the Virgin Islands shall have a territorial committee which shall be comprised of thirty (30) elected members as follows:(1) eight (8) members from the election district of St. Thomas-St. John, six (6) of whom shall reside on St. Thomas and two (2) of …
18 V.I.C. § 304 Organization of territorial committees; rules
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(a) The members of the territorial committee shall meet for organization within 10 days following the primary, at such hour and place as shall be designated by the territorial chairman of each political party; provided, however, that the Supervisor of Elections shall designate th…
18 V.I.C. § 305 Other party committees and offices
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The members of all other party committees, and all other party officers, whose election is required by the party rules, shall be elected at the primary in the manner provided by this title; provided, that in any event, where the party rules provide for such offices, the national …
18 V.I.C. § 306 Candidates who shall be declared elected to party offices; tie vote
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(a) Candidates for the various political parties for party offices who receive a plurality of the votes of the party electors at a primary election shall be declared elected. (b) In the case of a tie vote for any party office, the candidates receiving the tie vote shall cast lots…
18 V.I.C. § 307 Primary for particular office prohibited if number of nomination petitions exactly equals number to be elected; declaration of election
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If the number of candidates who filed nomination petitions for a particular party office exactly equals the number of persons who are to be elected to such office, no party primary with respect to such office shall be held, and, in such a case, the Supervisor of Elections shall d…