Title 18 — Elections
17 chapters · 232 sections in this title.
18 V.I.C. § 151 Appointment of election officers and clerks; vacancies; conduct of elections
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(a) The board of elections in each legislative district shall, not later than 20 days prior to the day on which a primary or election is to be held, appoint, as election officers, one Judge of Election and one inspector of election for each polling district in the district. The b…
18 V.I.C. § 152 Qualifications of election officers and clerks
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(a) Election officers and clerks shall be qualified registered electors of the election district in which they are appointed. (b) No election officer or clerk shall be eligible for any public office to be voted for at a primary or election at which he shall serve. (c) The boards …
18 V.I.C. § 153 Election officers and clerks to be sworn
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(a) Pursuant to section 151, subsection (a) of this title, all judges, inspectors, voting machine monitors, and clerks of election shall be duly sworn by the Chairman of the Board of Elections of the district in which they are to serve, or, in his absence, by another member of th…
18 V.I.C. § 154 Oath of election officers
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The following shall be the form of the oath of each judge, inspector, voting machine monitor or clerk of electionI, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will as judge, inspector, voting machine monitor or clerk duly attend the ensuing election (or primary) during the continuanc…
18 V.I.C. § 157 Power of election officers to administer oaths
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The judge and inspectors of election may administer oaths or affirmations to any person claiming the right to vote, or to his witnesses, or in any matter or thing required to be done or inquired into by them under this title.
18 V.I.C. § 158 Compensation of election officers and clerks
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(a) For each primary or election, election officers and clerks shall receive compensation from the board of elections which appointed them, as follows:1. Each judge of election, $250.2. Each inspector of election, $225.3. Each clerk of election, $200.4. Each voting machine monito…
18 V.I.C. § 159 Immunity from arrest
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Judges, inspectors, and clerks of election shall be privileged from arrest upon days of primaries and elections, and while engaged in making up and transmitting returns, except upon the warrant of a court of record, or judge thereof, for an election fraud, for felony, or for want…