In its third day of Early Voting, 403 voters have cast their ballots. Supervisor of Elections, Caroline Fawkes, stated she is pleased with voter turnout to date and encourages voters to vote early to avoid the lines on General Election Day, November 5, 2024. The number of electors that have participated territory-wide as of Wednesday, October 16, 2024, are as follow: St. Croix-712, St. Thomas – 493, St. John-3 for a total of 1,208 Early Voters.

Supervisor Fawkes would like to thank the Elections System Staff, Board Members, Elections Officials, and Support Agencies that continue to work selflessly to ensure the success of early voting.

Early Voting is scheduled to run until, Monday, October 28, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily on St. Thomas & St. Croix. St. John scheduled hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, October 21, 2024, to Monday, October 28, 2024. Voting Centers are open on Saturdays and Sundays. The Early Voting locations are:

• St. Croix Elections Office-Sunny Isles Shopping Center Unit 26
• St. Thomas Elections Office- Lockhart Gardens (Upstairs Banco Popular)
• St. John Elections Office- Market Place Suite II, 3rd Floor

Supervisor Fawkes reminds the public that Absentee Ballots are available as an alternate for anyone that is unable to Early Vote or participate on General Election Day. Absentee Ballot applications are available at the Elections System website www.vivote.gov. Voters can request an emailed absentee ballot and in-person absentee ballot by November 5, 2024, by 5:00 PM.

For additional information, you may contact the Office of the Supervisor of Elections at (340) 773-1021.

In closing, Supervisor Fawkes states, “We have the power to forge a different future, but only if we vote,” ~Barack Obama