Title 18 — Elections
17 chapters · 232 sections in this title.
18 V.I.C. § 741 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different construction, application or meaning:“election official” means any election officer or clerk of election, and any member of a board of elections or employee of a board of elections; and“whoever” means any individual…
18 V.I.C. § 761 Disobedience to order or subpoena of election board or board member
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Whoever willfully disobeys a lawful order of a board of elections or of a member thereof, or refuses to obey its or his subpoenas duly issued and served under the provisions of chapter 5 of this title, shall be fined not more than $1,000.
18 V.I.C. § 762 Wrongful registration, entries or alterations by board official or employee, refusal to register
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(1) Whoever, being a member of a board of elections, or clerk or other board employee:(1) knowingly registers, or permits to be registered, a person not entitled to be registered under this title; or(2) inserts, or intentionally permits to be inserted, a name or other entries in …
18 V.I.C. § 763 Preventing, or assistance in preventing, registration or change in party enrollment
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Whoever, being a member of a board of elections, or clerk or other employee of the board, or any other person, knowingly and willfully prevents or assists in preventing, or, by coercion, threats of bodily injury, or intimidation, prevents or attempts to prevent, a person from bei…
18 V.I.C. § 764 Wrongful registration, or attempt to register, by person
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Whoever applies for registration under this title, or notifies the board of elections of a change of his residence address, knowing or having reason to know, that he is not entitled to be registered, or to have his residence address changed, or declares as his residence a place o…
18 V.I.C. § 765 Neglect or refusal to furnish information or exhibit records
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Whoever willfully neglects or refuses to furnish to any inspector of registration any information which he is authorized by chapter 5 of this title to obtain, or to exhibit any records, papers or documents authorized by such chapter to be inspected by him, shall be fined not more…
18 V.I.C. § 766 Malicious filing of petition to strike off registration or party affiliation
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Whoever, maliciously and without probable cause, challenges a person under the provisions of sections 101(a) or 108(b), files a petition for the purpose of striking off the registration or party affiliation of an elector, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more t…
18 V.I.C. § 781 Refusal to allow employees time off
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Whoever, being an employer, refuses to allow an employee time off for the purpose of voting, or, after allowing the time off, deducts the time from the wages of the employee, shall be fined not more than $5,000.
18 V.I.C. § 785 Improper distribution and printing of ballots
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(a) Whoever, having contracted with, or become employed by, the Government of the Virgin Islands to print or reproduce in any manner any official ballot, willfully appropriates to himself, or gives or delivers to, or knowingly permits to be taken by anyone other than a person aut…
18 V.I.C. § 786 Improper possession of ballot
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Whoever, other than an election official or other person authorized by law or by the Supervisor of Elections, has in his possession outside of the voting room any official ballot or unofficial ballot prepared under the authority of section 554 of this title, shall be fined not mo…
18 V.I.C. § 787 Counterfeiting of ballot
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Whoever makes, or knowingly has in his possession, any counterfeit of an official ballot or of an unofficial ballot prepared under the authority of section 554 of this title, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 788 Illegal voting
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Whoever willfully, being unqualified to vote at an election, votes thereat, shall, even though not challenged, be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned no more than one year, or both; but such vote shall not invalidate the entire election.
18 V.I.C. § 789 Voting in false name
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Whoever votes or attempts to vote in the name of another person or in any name other than his own, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 790 Voting more than once
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Whoever willfully votes or attempts to vote more than once at the same election, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 791 Refusal to accept vote; acceptance of illegal vote
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Whoever, being an election official, knowingly refuses the vote of a duly registered and qualified elector, or knowingly accepts the vote of a person not registered in accordance with the provisions of this title (except that of an armed forces absentee as provided in chapter 25 …
18 V.I.C. § 792 Undue influence by force
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Whoever directly or indirectly uses or threatens to use force, coercion, violence or restraint, or inflicts or threatens to inflict damage, harm, or loss, upon or against any person to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate in any election, …
18 V.I.C. § 793 Undue influence by gift of money or valuable thing
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Whoever gives or promises to give, or offers any money or valuable thing, to any person with the intent to induce him to vote for or refrain from voting for any candidate at any election, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 794 Improper disclosure of vote
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Whoever, being an election official or any other person, while the polls are open, opens any ballot marked by, or received from, a voter at any election, or marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it, or otherwise attempts to discover, or, having disc…
18 V.I.C. § 795 Improper change of election documents
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Whoever willfully changes or causes to be changed any official election documents, including ballots, tallies, and returns, or attempts to do so, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 796 Improper delay of election returns
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Whoever willfully delays or causes to be delayed any election returns, or attempts to do so, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 797 False count by election officials
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Whoever, being an election official, willfully permits or makes or attempts to make any false count of ballots or the election returns, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 798 Concealment or destruction of ballots or returns by election officials
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Whoever, being an election official, willfully conceals, withholds, or destroys any ballot or election returns, or attempts to do so, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 799 Improper influence of election by election officials
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Whoever, being an election official, willfully fails to perform any election duty or knowingly does any unauthorized act with the intent to affect the election or its results, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 800 Time limitation
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No prosecution for any offense defined in this subchapter may be maintained unless it is commenced within one year after the date of the election in connection with which the offense is alleged to have been committed.
18 V.I.C. § 831 Offenses defined; penalties
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(a) Whoever:(1) being an official, fails, neglects or refuses to perform the duties required of him by chapter 25 of this title; or(2) makes a false statement for the purpose of procuring an absentee ballot, or knowingly assists in procuring such a ballot for a person who is not …
18 V.I.C. § 851 False statements; false swearing
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(1) Whoever:(1) With regard to a material matter or thing relating to any subject investigated, heard, or acted upon by any board of elections or member thereof, or by any election officer, clerk, watcher, inspector of registration, court or judge by virtue of this title, willful…
18 V.I.C. § 852 Undue influence of election official
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Whoever, by force, threat, intimidation, or offers of reward, induces or attempts to induce any election official to fail in his duty, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 853 Destruction, removal or alteration of documents or records; unlawful entries
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(1) Whoever:(1) being a member of a board of elections or an employee of such a board, or any other person, unlawfully destroys or attempts to destroy any register, registration card, book, paper, affidavit or other document or record of the board, or unlawfully removes or attemp…
18 V.I.C. § 854 Neglect or refusal to perform duty
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Whoever, being an election official or other person, upon whom a duty is laid by this title, willfully delays, neglects or refuses to perform such duty, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 855 Interfering with, or hindering, person in performance of duty
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Whoever intentionally interferes with, hinders, or delays any other person in the performance of any act or duty authorized or imposed by this title shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
18 V.I.C. § 856 Refusal or failure of police officer to give assistance when demanded; hindering or delaying election officer
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(1) Whoever, being a police or peace officer:(1) refuses or fails, upon demand of any member of a board of elections, or inspector of registration, to render such aid and assistance to him as he shall demand in the maintenance of peace and in the making of arrests without warrant…
18 V.I.C. § 857 Voting outside the Territory by elected officials
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It is unlawful for any person while being elected to the Office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to vote in any election for public office outside of the Territory. Any elected official found guilty of this offense forfeits his offi…