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V.I. Code tit. 18, § 501 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 501. Electronic voting machines; format

 (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 of space so require, be listed on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In listing the names of candidates whose full names contain more than twenty-two letters, only the surname must be listed in full. The Supervisor of Elections shall request each such candidate to indicate, in writing, the shortened form in which, subject to this restriction, his name shall be listed. If no such indication is received from such candidate within the time specified in the request, the Supervisor of Elections shall make the necessary determination. The titles of offices may be arranged horizontally, with the names of candidates for an office and the slot for write-in ballots for such office arranged next to the title of the office. Each office shall occupy as many columns or rows on the machine as the number of candidates to be elected to that office. The names of all candidates nominated by any party or political body for an office shall always appear in the row or column containing generally the names of candidates nominated by such party or political body for other offices except as hereinafter provided. (b) With respect to candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of a party or political body, ballots shall be printed so that the names of such candidates for both offices shall appear in the same row or column, with the name of the candidate for Governor appearing first and the machine shall be so adjusted that both offices are voted for jointly and have but one designating letter or number.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 502 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 502. Form for referenda

 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.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 503 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 503. Facsimile and sample

 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 sample ballots shall be either in full or reduced size and shall contain suitable illustrated directions for voting on the electronic voting machine. Such facsimile ballots shall be mounted and displayed for public inspection at each polling place during election day.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 504 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 504. Examination by voters and instruction in use of electronic voting machines

 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 suitable place by the board of elections, in charge of competent instructors, for at least fifteen days during the thirty days preceding an election. No electronic voting machine which is to be assigned for use in an election shall be used for such purpose after having been prepared and sealed for the election. During such public exhibition, the counting mechanism of the machine shall be concealed from view and the doors may be temporarily opened only when authorized by the board or Supervisor of Elections. Any voter shall be allowed to examine such machine, and upon request shall be instructed in its use.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 506 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 506. Testing of tabulating equipment

 (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 place of the test shall be given at least 48 hours prior thereto by publication or announcement once in all media services of general circulation in the Territory. The board of elections of each district shall convene, and each member of the board shall certify as to the accuracy of the test. For the test, the board of elections may designate one member to represent it. The test shall be open to representatives of the political parties, the press and the public. (b) If any error is detected, the cause therefor shall be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count shall be made before the electronic voting machine is approved for use in the election. The equipment shall be tested with and without electricity.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 507 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 507. Examination of equipment during voting

 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.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 508 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format|§ 508. Election contests

 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 the official ballots or ballot cards shall be recertified on the equipment. Recertification of election contests may be accomplished by the utilization of any alternate systems contained in the electronic voting machine.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 511 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 511. Candidates with similar surnames; printing occupation

 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, print, opposite his name on the ballot, the occupation or residence of any such candidate so filing a request.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 512 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 512. Names of substituted candidates to be printed

 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.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 513 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 513. Responsibility for accurate printing and safekeeping

 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 in the possession of his or their deputies, agents or subordinates.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 514 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 514. Instructions for voters

 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 unserviceable or are accidentally spoiled; and shall cause such instructions to be printed in clear type, on separate cards, to be called cards of instruction; and he shall furnish to each board of elections a suitable number of such cards for each polling place in its district.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 515 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 515. Delivery of ballots to boards

 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 outside, clearly designating the election district and polling district for which the ballots are intended and the number of ballots of each kind enclosed. If there is more than one polling place for a polling district, there shall be sent a sealed package of ballots for each such polling place, and each such package shall also be marked with the designation of the polling place for which it is intended. The Supervisor of Elections shall keep a record of the time when, and the manner in which, the several packages were sent to the boards and a record of the number of ballots of each kind so forwarded.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 516 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 516. Receipts for ballots

 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.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 517 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes|Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 517. Ballot boxes

 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 out of any box without the box being opened.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 551 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 551. Notices of primaries and general elections

 (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 places for the respective polling districts, and the hours during which the polls will be kept open. The notice shall also contain the names of the candidates to be voted for in that district. (b) At least once a week for three successive weeks preceding each primary or general election, the board of elections for each election district shall cause to be published in the newspapers circulating in the district a general notice of the primary or election in the form prescribed by subsection (a) of this section. (c) In the case of a polling district for which the board of elections has fixed two or more polling places, the notices prescribed by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall contain sufficient directions to inform each voter of each such district of the polling place at which he is required to vote.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 552 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 552. Watchers

 (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 independent candidate, may appoint three watchers at any general election for each polling place in which the candidates of such party or body, or such independent candidate, are to be voted for. Such watchers shall serve without expense to the territory. (c) All watchers appointed under this section shall be qualified registered voters of the legislative district in which they are authorized to act. Only one watcher for each candidate at primaries, or for each political party or body or independent candidate at general elections, shall be allowed to remain in the polling place at any one time prior to the close of the polls, and all watchers in the room shall remain outside the enclosed space. After the close of the polls and while the ballots are being counted, all the watchers shall be permitted to be in the polling place outside the enclosed space. Each watcher shall be provided with a certificate from the district board of elections, stating his name and the name of the candidate, political party or body or independent nominee he represents. Watchers shall be required to show their certificates when requested to do so. (d) Watchers allowed in the polling place under this section may keep a list of voters for use only in connection with the challenging of any person making application to vote. A watcher may be permanently ejected from the polling place or the polling grounds upon the determination by the judge of elections or, in his absence, by both of the election inspectors, that such watchers have violated any proscription under this title or is otherwise disrupting the election procedures.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 553 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 553. Delivery of supplies, certificates, district registers, ballots, and ballot boxes to judges of election

 (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 polling place, if there is more than one polling place for a polling district, and also the district register, or the subdivisions thereof, if the district register has been subdivided as provided by subsection (b) of section 105 of this title, shall be packed by the board of elections in separate sealed packages for each polling district, or for each polling place for a polling district, as the case may be, marked on the outside so as clearly to designate the polling districts, as well as the polling places, if there is more than one polling place for a polling district, for which they are intended. They shall then be delivered by the board, along with the ballot boxes, to the judges of election in the several polling districts, not later than the day prior to the day of the primary or election. Each ballot box shall bear the name of the polling district and, if there is more than one polling place for a polling district, the designation of the polling place, for which it is intended. (b) If, for any reason, it is impossible to deliver the package referred to in subsection (a) of this section to the judge of election in any polling district or polling place, it may be delivered to one of the inspectors of election therein. The respective judges of election or inspectors shall, on delivery to them of the package, return receipts therefor to the board, and the board shall keep a record of the time when, and the manner in which, the several packages are delivered. (c) The board may, in its discretion, require the respective judges of election to call at its office to obtain the packages.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 554 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 554. Unofficial ballots

 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 board of elections concerned shall cause unofficial ballots to be prepared, substantially, as far as may be, in form of the official ballots, and upon receipt of such unofficial ballots from the board, accompanied by a statement of its chairman or vice-chairman under oath that the unofficial ballots have been so prepared and that the official ballots have not been received, or that the supply has been exhausted, the election officers at such polling place shall cause the unofficial ballots so substituted to be used in lieu of the official ballots, in order that no elector shall be deprived of the right to vote for the lack of a ballot.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 555 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 555. Hours polls open; persons inside at time of closing

 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.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 556 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 556. Electioneering prohibited

 (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 place. For the purposes of this section, “electioneering” shall include the checking of lists or writing of names by any person. A person may be ejected from the polling grounds upon the determination by the judge of election or, in his absence, by both of the election inspectors, that such person is electioneering within such polling grounds or is otherwise disrupting the election procedure. (b) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 557 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 557. Assistance of police

 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 polling place in such district which is obstructed in a way as to prevent electors from approaching, or to maintain order and quell any disturbance, if such arises.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 558 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 558. Meeting of election officers on day of election

 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 as prescribed in chapter 7 of this title shall take and subscribe to, in duplicate, the oath required by this title.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 559 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 559. Duties of election officers

 (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 of this title. The other inspector shall have charge of the deposit of ballots in the ballot box. The judge or one of the clerks shall issue the ballots to electors after they are found entitled to vote, and the other clerk shall have custody of, and make the entries on, the list of voters required by section 582 of this title to be kept. (b) The judge of election may assign any inspector or clerk of election to assist another election officer in the performance of his duties, or to perform them during his temporary absence or disability.
V.I. Code tit. 18, § 560 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 18 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Preparation For, and Conduct Of, Primaries and Elections|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 560. Opening of polls; posting of instructions and sample ballots

 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 packages furnished or forwarded by the Board of Elections shall be opened by the judge of election. When the polling place is opened, the ballot boxes shall be securely locked, and shall not be opened until the close of the polls as provided in this title, The cards of instructions provided under section 514 of this title shall be immediately posted in each voting compartment and not less than three of such cards shall immediately be posted in or about the voting room outside the enclosed space. In addition, not less than five sample ballots of each political party, if a primary is being held, and not less than five sample ballots, if a general election is being held, shall be posted in and about the polling place outside the enclosed space. Also, such cards of instructions and sample ballots shall be given to any elector at his or her request, as long as there are any on hand.