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§ 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 […]

§ 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 […]

§ 493. Number; samples

(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 district. In addition, the Supervisor of Elections shall furnish to […]

§ 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 […]

§ 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.

§ 491. Emblems of parties

(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 format of the ballot as […]

§ 492. Form and color of official election ballot

(a) The official ballot to be used at general elections shall appear on the electronic voting machine in substantially the following form: Election District of ____ Virgin Islands General Elections held on the ____ day of November ____ To vote for any individual candidate depress the button opposite the name of that candidate. To vote […]

§ 451. Preparation of ballot

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 the direction of the District Board. Instructions on […]

§ 471. Form of primary ballots

(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 on the electronic voting machine in […]

§ 473. Sample ballots

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, equal in number to one-fifth of the number of ballots cast […]