Title 18 — Elections
17 chapters · 232 sections in this title.
18 V.I.C. § 901 Purpose
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(a) The Legislature declares that it is the purpose of this chapter to:(1) require the timely disclosure of contributions to candidates and committees supporting or opposing candidates campaigning for public office;(2) require the timely disclosure of expenditures by candidates a…
18 V.I.C. § 902 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to any elective office of this Territory, whether or not such individual is elected and whether or not such individual has formally or publicly announced his candidacy.…
18 V.I.C. § 903 Political committees; organization; recordkeeping
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(a) Each individual who is a candidate for public elected office in the United States Virgin Islands may designate a committee as his principal campaign committee; provided, however, that Territorywide candidates may have a principal campaign committee on each island. No committe…
18 V.I.C. § 904 Political committees; registration
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(a) Each political committee which anticipates receiving contributions or making expenditures during the calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 shall file with the Supervisor a statement of organization within ten days after its organization or, if later, within ten …
18 V.I.C. § 905 Political committees; reports; filing
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(a) The treasurer of each political committee required to file a statement of organization pursuant to section 904 shall file reports with the Supervisor disclosing the following information:(1) the amount of cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period;(2) the identific…
18 V.I.C. § 906 Reports by individuals; filing
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(a) Every person, independent of an organized committee, who makes or receives contributions or makes expenditures in an aggregate amount of over $500 during a calendar year, which contributions and expenditures are for the express purpose of advocating the election or defeat of …
18 V.I.C. § 907 Limitations on contributions
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(a) No person shall make contributions:(1) to any candidate or his authorized political committee with respect to any election which, in the aggregate, exceed $1,000 per election; or(2) to any multicandidate political committee, for any election, which exceeds an amount equal to …
18 V.I.C. § 908 Campaign depositories, petty cash
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(a) Each candidate shall designate one or more banks as his campaign depositories. The principal campaign committee of the candidate, and any other political committee authorized by the candidate to receive contributions or to make expenditures on his behalf, shall maintain a sin…
18 V.I.C. § 909 Administration of chapter
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(a) The Supervisor of Elections shall administer the provisions of this chapter. In so doing, the Supervisor shall be answerable to or subject to the will or control of the Board of Elections. (b) In administering the provisions of this chapter, the Supervisor shall have the foll…
18 V.I.C. § 910 Enforcement
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(a) Any person who believes a violation of this chapter has occurred may file a complaint with the Supervisor. The complaint shall be in writing, shall be signed and sworn to by the person filing the complaint, and shall be notarized. The Supervisor shall not conduct any investig…
18 V.I.C. § 911 Penalties
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Notwithstanding any other penalty limits of this chapter, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined an amount not more than $5,000 or three times the amount of any contribution or expenditure involved in such violation, w…