Tag: Election System of the Virgin Islands

Frustrated Voters On St. Croix Abandon Polls After Problems With Ballot Machines Bring Long Lines

CHRISTIANSTED — Voters encountered long lines in St. Croix due to ballot machine issues that made eligible voters leave the long wait behind — and decide not to vote this election cycle. “The machines were a little complicated,” Hortensia Encarnacion acknowledged. “Next time put a machine in every large supermarket and allow folks to practice […]

ELECTIONS SYSTEM: No Money Is Appropriated for August 4 Primary Elections

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Elections System of the Virgin Islands says it is broke and will have to postpone early primary voting until July 14. Early voting was scheduled to begin July 10 but in an internal memorandum obtained by the V.I. Free Press Elections Supervisor Caroline Fawkes said “we […]