§1542 Voting Franchise; Discrimination Prohibited

Summary

Gives the vote to people who live in the Virgin Islands, are U.S. citizens, and are at least 21 years old. The local legislature can add other voter rules, but it cannot make people own property, speak a certain language, or have a certain income to vote, and it cannot treat people differently because of race, color, sex, or religion. The legislature may set the voting age at 18 or higher, but only if a majority of the territory’s eligible voters approve that change in a referendum held for that purpose.