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Virgin Islands Statutes, Title 18

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Title 18, Elections

17 chapters · 222 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 18222 Ch 17, Nomination of Candidates34 Ch 27, Offenses and Penalties32 Ch 5, Registration of Electors29 Ch 19, Ballots and Ballot Boxes20 Ch 21, Preparation for, and Conduct of, Pri…18 Ch 25, Absentee Voting15 Ch 3, Boards of Elections14 Ch 29, Disclosure and Limitations on Campai…11 Ch 23, Canvassing of Ballots; New Elections…9 Ch 1, General Provisions7 Ch 7, Election Officers7 Ch 9, Polling Districts and Places; Booths7 Ch 15, Organization of Political Parties7 Ch 13, Qualifications of Electors5

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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. § 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 …

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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…

18 V.I.C. § 451 Preparation of ballot

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All primaries and elections in the Virgin Islands shall be conducted by ballot. The Supervisor of Elections shall, prior to each primary and election, prepare the format of the ballot as it shall appear on the electronic voting machine in the form prescribed by this chapter under…

18 V.I.C. § 471 Form of primary ballots

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(a) At primaries separate ballots shall be prepared for each political party, and the electronic voting machines shall be set so that the elector may vote the ballot of only the political party in which he is registered. (b) The ballot to be used at primary elections shall appear…

18 V.I.C. § 473 Sample ballots

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For each primary, the Supervisor of Elections shall furnish to the board of elections of each legislative district sample ballots of each party in similar form to the official ballot, printed on white paper and without the facsimile endorsement of the Supervisor of Elections, equ…

18 V.I.C. § 491 Emblems of parties

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(a) Each political party as determined by the Supervisor of Elections within the meaning of section 301 of this title shall be entitled to submit to the Supervisor of Elections not later than five days after the primary in the election year a party emblem to be entered on the for…

18 V.I.C. § 492 Form and color of official election ballot

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(a) The official ballot to be used at general elections shall appear on the electronic voting machine in substantially the following form:OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT Election District of Virgin Islands GeneralElections held on the day of November To vote for any individual candidate…

18 V.I.C. § 493 Number; samples

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(a) For each election district in which a general election is to be held, the Supervisor of Elections shall furnish to the board of elections thereof 50 official election ballots for every 45 registered electors and fraction thereof in each polling district within the election di…

18 V.I.C. § 501 Electronic voting machines; format

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(a) All ballots shall be designed so that they are in plain clear type as the space will reasonably permit, capitalizing only the first letters and initials of each name. The names of parties or political bodies which contain more than twenty-two letters may, whenever limitations…

18 V.I.C. § 502 Form for referenda

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Proposed referenda or other questions submitted shall appear on the electronic voting machine. The electronic voting machine shall contain buttons indicating “yes” or “no” and the questions shall be numbered consecutively on the face of the ballot.

18 V.I.C. § 503 Facsimile and sample

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The Supervisor of Elections shall provide facsimile and sample ballots which shall be arranged in the form of a diagram showing such part of the face of the electronic voting machine as shall be in use at that election under the direction of the District Board. Such facsimile and…

18 V.I.C. § 504 Examination by voters and instruction in use of electronic voting machines

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One or more electronic voting machines which shall contain the ballot labels, showing the party emblems and title of officers to be voted for, and which shall, so far as practicable, contain the names of the candidates to be voted for, shall be placed on public exhibition in a su…

18 V.I.C. § 506 Testing of tabulating equipment

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(a) On any day not more than 10 days prior to the election day, the Supervisor of Elections shall have the electronic voting machines tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the time and plac…

18 V.I.C. § 507 Examination of equipment during voting

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A member of the board of elections, or a designee of the board of elections, shall occasionally examine the face of the electronic voting machine and the ballot information to determine that the machine and the ballot information have not been tampered with or damaged.

18 V.I.C. § 508 Election contests

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Except as herein provided, certification and election contests shall be conducted as otherwise provided in chapter 23 of this title. Automatic tabulating equipment shall be tested prior to the recount of election contests, as provided in section 506 of this subchapter and then th…

18 V.I.C. § 511 Candidates with similar surnames; printing occupation

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If two or more candidates for the same office shall have the same or similar surnames, the Supervisor of Elections shall, upon the request of any such candidate filed in writing not later than five days after the last day for filing nomination petitions, certificates or papers, p…

18 V.I.C. § 512 Names of substituted candidates to be printed

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As soon as any substituted candidate shall have been duly nominated, at any time prior to the day on which the printing of ballots is started, his name shall be substituted in place of that of the candidate who has died or withdrawn.

18 V.I.C. § 513 Responsibility for accurate printing and safekeeping

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The Supervisor of Elections shall cause all the ballots to be used at a primary or election to be accurately printed in clear type, and he and the boards of elections, as the case may be, shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the ballots while in his or their possession or …

18 V.I.C. § 514 Instructions for voters

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The Supervisor of Elections shall prepare full instructions for the guidance of voters at primaries and general elections, as to obtaining ballots, the manner of marking them, the method of gaining assistance, and as to obtaining new ballots in place of those that are found to be…

18 V.I.C. § 515 Delivery of ballots to boards

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The Supervisor of Elections shall send in sealed packages for each polling district the ballots prepared by him to the several boards of elections so as to be received by them at least two days prior to the day of the primary or election. Each package shall be marked on the outsi…

18 V.I.C. § 516 Receipts for ballots

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Each board of elections shall, on delivery to it of the packages referred to in section 515 of this title, return a receipt therefor, signed by the chairman or vice-chairman of the board, to the Supervisor of Elections or his deputy.

18 V.I.C. § 517 Ballot boxes

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The Supervisor of Elections shall furnish to each board of elections one ballot box for each polling place in its district, to contain the ballots voted. The ballot boxes shall be of sufficient size to contain all the votes and shall be so constructed that no ballots can be taken…

18 V.I.C. § 521 Adoption of system; procurement and commercial tabulations

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The Joint Boards of Elections shall, with the consultation and assistance of the Supervisor of Elections and the Commissioner of Property and Procurement, acquire by competitive bidding, as required by the procurement laws of the Virgin Islands, not less than one hundred ten (110…

18 V.I.C. § 522 Examination and approval of equipment

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Any person or company interested in selling an electronic voting system may submit its proposal to the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, through the Joint Boards of Elections, the Supervisor of Elections and/or the Department of Property and Procurement of the Gover…

18 V.I.C. § 523 Requirements for approval of system

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(1) No electronic voting system shall be approved for use in the Virgin Islands unless it is so constructed that:(1) It permits and requires voting in secrecy;(2) It permits each elector to vote at any election for all persons and offices for whom and for which he is lawfully ent…

18 V.I.C. § 524 Joint Boards of Elections to prescribe rules and regulations

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The Joint Boards of Elections shall prescribe rules and regulations to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness, impartiality and efficiency of the procedures of voting, counting, tabulating, and recording votes, by the electronic or voting systems and methods provi…

18 V.I.C. § 551 Notices of primaries and general elections

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(a) Not less than three weeks before each primary and each general election, the board of elections for each election district shall post a notice in three public places in its district, which notice shall specify the time of the primary or election, the location of the polling p…

18 V.I.C. § 552 Watchers

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(a) Each candidate for nomination or election at a primary may appoint two watchers in each polling place in which such candidate is to be voted for. (b) Each political party or political body which has nominated candidates in accordance with this title, and each nominated indepe…

18 V.I.C. § 553 Delivery of supplies, certificates, district registers, ballots, and ballot boxes to judges of election

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(a) The cards of instructions referred to in section 514 of this title, return sheets, tally papers, statements, oaths of election officers, affidavits, voters' certificates, sample ballots, and other forms and supplies required for use in each polling district, and in each polli…

18 V.I.C. § 554 Unofficial ballots

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If from any cause the official ballots have not been received at a polling place on the morning of a primary or election and before the opening of the polls, or if the supply of ballots shall become exhausted during the process of balloting and before the polls are closed, the bo…

18 V.I.C. § 555 Hours polls open; persons inside at time of closing

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At all primaries and elections, the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m., until 7:00 p.m. All persons entitled to vote who are present at the place where the primary or election is being held at or before the time of closing the polls shall be allowed to vote.

18 V.I.C. § 556 Electioneering prohibited

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(a) There may be no electioneering within 200 feet of the polling place property boundary lines, as designated by the chairman of the board of elections in the election district, prior to the date of a primary or general election, as the polling grounds incidental to the polling …

18 V.I.C. § 557 Assistance of police

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The Police Commissioner shall provide police protection at each polling place for the duration of the primary and election. The election officers, or any three qualified electors of a polling district, may call upon any police officer present to clear an avenue to the door of the…

18 V.I.C. § 558 Meeting of election officers on day of election

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The election officers shall meet at the polling place to which they were assigned at least one (1) hour before the hour for opening the polls on the day of each primary or election. Any person who is selected to fill a vacancy or a temporary vacancy after the time for swearing in…

18 V.I.C. § 559 Duties of election officers

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(a) After the election officers and clerks have subscribed their oaths required by section 558 of this title, the judge of election shall designate one of the inspectors of election to have custody of the district register and to make the entries therein required by section 582 o…

18 V.I.C. § 560 Opening of polls; posting of instructions and sample ballots

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The election officers shall, after taking the oath, open the ballot boxes which have been furnished to them, before opening of the polls. Not earlier than one hour prior to the opening of the polls, but subsequent to compliance with section 153 of this title, the seals of the pac…

18 V.I.C. § 581 Personal voting required; persons permitted to vote; change of residence within district

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(a) Except as provided by chapter 25 of this title, the right of voting may only be exercised by personal attendance, and no unregistered voter shall be allowed to vote at any primary or election, except by order of the district court. All persons whose names appear on the distri…

18 V.I.C. § 582 Manner of applying to vote; identification; voters' certificates; entries; voting list

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(a) Each elector desiring to vote shall, when he enters the place where the primary or general election is being held, state his name and present the Certificate of Registration, issued him in accordance with subsection (e) of section 100 of this title, to the election officers, …

18 V.I.C. § 584 Voting; presence of other persons prohibited; time for voting

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(a) The elector, after having been certified to vote and after having received upon his request verbal instructions as to the manner of voting from an election official, shall retire to a voting booth and vote the ballot on the electronic voting machine by depressing the button o…