Title 18 — Elections
17 chapters · 232 sections in this title.
18 V.I.C. § 341 Determination and certification of political parties
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The Supervisor of Elections shall determine which organizations are political parties within the meaning of section 301 of this title, and, not later than the tenth Tuesday preceding each primary, shall transmit to each board of elections a list of such political parties which sh…
18 V.I.C. § 342 Candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries
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Except as provided in sections 307 and 359 and as otherwise provided by law, all candidates of political parties, as defined in section 301 of this title, for public offices shall be nominated, and candidates for party offices which, under this title, are required to be elected b…
18 V.I.C. § 342a Prohibition against persons registered to a political party running as a no-party or independent candidate
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Any person running for public office must run as a candidate consistent with the political party designation under which the candidate is registered at the time of the filing of the nomination petition, whether the political party designation indicates an affiliation with a polit…
18 V.I.C. § 343 Ascertainment of offices for which candidates are to be nominated
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The Supervisor of Elections prior to each primary shall ascertain the public offices to be filled at the ensuing general election, and for which candidates are to be nominated at such primary, and otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of this title.
18 V.I.C. § 344 Nomination petitions
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(a) The name of no person may be placed on the official primary ballot of a political party as a candidate for public or party office unless a petition in accordance with the provisions of this section has been filed in his behalf and unless he is a duly registered voter and enro…
18 V.I.C. § 345 Manner of signing nomination petitions; time of circulating
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(a) Each signer of a nomination petition as provided for in section 344(b) of this subchapter shall sign but one such petition for each office to be filled, except that, where there are to be elected two or more persons to the same office, each signer may sign petitions for as ma…
18 V.I.C. § 346 Composition of petition; affidavit of circulator
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(1) A nomination petition as provided for in section 344(b) of this subchapter may be on one or more sheets, and different sheets shall be used for signers resident in different election districts. If more than one sheet is used, they shall be bound together when offered for fili…
18 V.I.C. § 347 Number of signers required
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(1) Nomination petitions under section 344(b) of this subchapter of candidates at primaries shall be signed:(1) if for a public office to be filled by a vote of the electors of the territory of the Virgin Islands at large, or for a party office to be filled by election at large, …
18 V.I.C. § 348 Affidavits of candidates
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(1) Each candidate for any public or party office shall file with his nomination petition his affidavit, stating:(1) his residence, with street and number if any, and his post office address;(2) his election district;(3) the name of the office for which he consents to be a candid…
18 V.I.C. § 349 Repealed. Nov. 15, 1971, No. 3127, § 8. Sess. L. 1971, p. 364
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18 V.I.C. § 349 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
18 V.I.C. § 350 Withdrawal of candidates
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Any of the candidates for nomination or election at a primary may withdraw his name as a candidate by a request in writing, signed by him and acknowledged before an officer empowered to administer oaths, and filed in the office in which his nomination petition was filed. The with…
18 V.I.C. § 351 Casting of lots for position of names upon official primary ballots; notice to candidates
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The fourth Friday in May of the election year, the Supervisor of Elections shall fix a day for the casting of lots, in such a manner as may be prescribed by the Supervisor, for the position of names on the official primary ballots. The Supervisor of Elections shall give at least …
18 V.I.C. § 352 Furnishing election boards with list of candidates; notice to candidates
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The Supervisor of Elections, as soon after the casting of lots as possible, shall forward to the board of elections a correct list of candidates for each party for the various offices, in the order in which their names will appear on the official ballots, with their respective re…
18 V.I.C. § 353 Death of person named in nomination petition
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Where a nomination petition has been duly filed under this subchapter, and thereafter, but prior to the printing of the official ballots, the candidate named in the petition dies, the original signers of the petition or a majority of them may sign another petition proposing a new…
18 V.I.C. § 354 Electronic voting machines, and all auxiliary equipment and other supplies for primaries
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Electronic voting machines, and all auxiliary equipment, and other supplies for primaries shall be prepared, provided and delivered to district election officers, in accordance with the provisions of this title, insofar as they are applicable to primaries.
18 V.I.C. § 355 Conduct of primaries; voting for candidates at large; symbol voting for entire slate
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(a) Primaries shall be conducted by the district election officers and clerks, of each election district, and the votes cast thereat counted and returned in the manner provided by chapter 23 of this title, insofar as it is applicable to primaries. (b) The names of all candidates …
18 V.I.C. § 356 Primary election returns
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The returns made by the district election officers of the votes cast at primaries shall be received by the respective boards of elections, and tabulated and computed by them, and their returns to the Supervisor of Elections tabulated and computed by him in the manner provided by …
18 V.I.C. § 357 Which candidates nominated; district candidates; at large candidates; designation of straight party vote candidates; designation certificates
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(a) The nominees of the various political parties for candidate for public office from the various election districts who receive the largest number of votes of their party electors in their districts, in the primary election, shall be declared the candidates for their respective…
18 V.I.C. § 358 Nominee in case of tie vote
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In the case of a tie, the candidates receiving the tie vote shall cast lots before the Supervisor of Elections or his deputy, as the case may be, in the manner prescribed by the Supervisor of Elections at 12 o'clock noon on the third Friday following the primary, and the one to w…
18 V.I.C. § 359 Conditions under which no primary is to be conducted
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No party primary shall be conducted with regard to any public office unless the number of candidates of a particular political party who filed nomination petitions for nomination by such party for election to such public office is greater than the number of persons which such par…
18 V.I.C. § 381 Manner of nominating candidates by political bodies
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(a) In addition to the party nominations made at primaries, nomination of candidates for any public office may be made by nomination papers signed by qualified electors of this territory or of the election district for which the nomination is made, and filed in the manner provide…
18 V.I.C. § 382 Composition of nomination papers; affidavit of circulator
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(1) Nomination papers may be on one or more sheets, and different sheets shall be used for signers resident in different election districts. If more than one sheet is used, they shall be bound together when offered for filing if they are intended to constitute one nomination pape…
18 V.I.C. § 383 Affidavits of candidates
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(1) There shall be appended to each nomination paper offered for filing an affidavit of each candidate nominated therein, stating:(1) the election district in which he resides;(2) the name of the office for which he consents to be a candidate;(3) that he is eligible for such offi…
18 V.I.C. § 384 Contents of nomination papers; restriction on names
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(a) All nomination papers filed under this subchapter shall specify:(1) the name or appellation, if any, of the political body which the candidates nominated thereby represent, expressed in not more than three words;(2) the name of each candidate nominated therein, his profession…
18 V.I.C. § 385 Repealed. Oct. 21, 1988, No. 5367, § 4(4), Sess. L. 1988, p. 254
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18 V.I.C. § 385 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
18 V.I.C. § 410 Filing time for nomination
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(a) Nomination petitions filed pursuant to section 344 of this chapter and nomination papers filed pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter must be filed:(1) with the Supervisor of Elections, in the election district in which the candidate resides; and(2) between the second Tues…
18 V.I.C. § 411 Examination of nomination petitions, papers, and certificates; notice of defects
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(a) The Supervisor of Elections or his deputy shall forthwith examine the nomination petitions, nomination papers or nomination certificates filed with him under this chapter and shall permit them to be examined by any interested citizen. If the identity of any signer is unknown …
18 V.I.C. § 412 Objections to nomination petitions and papers
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All nomination petitions and nomination papers received and filed under this chapter, and accepted after the examination required by section 411 of this title, shall be deemed to be valid, unless, within five days after the last day for filing such nomination petition or papers, …
18 V.I.C. § 413 Withdrawal of nominated candidates
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Any person who has been nominated for a public office at a primary or by nomination papers may withdraw his name from nomination by request in writing, signed by him and acknowledged before an officer qualified to take acknowledgments of deeds, and filed in the office of the Supe…
18 V.I.C. § 414 Substituted nominations by parties
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(a) Any vacancy occurring or existing after the date of the primary in any party nomination, by reason of the death or withdrawal of any candidate, may be filled by a substituted nomination made by such committee as is authorized by the rules of the party to make nominations if t…
18 V.I.C. § 415 Substituted nominations by political bodies
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In the case of the death or withdrawal of any candidate nominated by a political body by nomination papers, the persons who signed the nomination paper, or a majority of them if such majority meets the requirement as to minimum number of signers, as prescribed in section 381 of t…
18 V.I.C. § 416 Time for filing substituted nomination certificates and papers
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(1) Substituted nomination certificates and substitute nomination papers to fill vacancies caused by withdrawal or death of candidates nominated at primaries or by nomination papers shall be filed with the Supervisor of Elections or his deputy:(1) within 5 days after the last day…
18 V.I.C. § 417 Objections to substituted nomination certificates and papers
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(1) All substituted nomination certificates and substitute nomination papers may be objected to in the manner provided in section 412 of this title, except that:(1) any such objections shall be filed within three days after the filing of the substituted nomination certificate or …
18 V.I.C. § 418 Preservation of nomination petitions, certificates and papers
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All nomination petitions, certificates and papers shall be preserved in the offices in which they have been filed for a period of at least two years.
18 V.I.C. § 419 Casting of lots for position of names upon official election ballot; notice to candidates
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Immediately after the last day is fixed for the withdrawal of nominated candidates under section 413 of this subchapter, the Supervisor of Elections shall fix a day for the casting of lots, in such manner as he prescribes, for the position of the names upon the official election …
18 V.I.C. § 420 Certificate of nominees by Supervisor of Elections
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As soon as possible after the casting of lots, as provided for in section 419 of this subchapter, the Supervisor of Elections shall have published in public newspapers of general circulation an official list, certified by him, of all candidates who have been nominated in accordan…