Absentee Ballot
Absentee Ballot - Information
Absentee Voting – Chapter 25
“Absentee” means:
- “Absentee” means: any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote in elections in the Virgin Islands who applies for an absentee ballot pursuant to section 664 of this chapter.
- “Election” means either “general election” or “primary election” as defined in section 1 of this title or a referendum officially sanctioned as provided by law.
- “Special Write-In Absentee Ballot” means a method for voting by military and other persons overseas who, due to military contingencies or special circumstances such as those faced by submariners, national community service organizations, missionaries or others in remote areas, will be out of communication for extended periods of time and unable to receive the regular ballot in the normal time frame.
- “Uniformed Services of the United States” means the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, United States Public Health Services Commissioned Corps, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps and the Merchant Marine.
When permitted:
- Any person who fulfills the definition of an absentee pursuant to section 661 of this chapter may vote at such election in the manner provided by this chapter.
- If a U.S. citizen living outside the United States who has never lived in the United States has a parent who is a qualified elector in the United States Virgin Islands, then that citizen is eligible to register and vote in the election district wherein his or her parent is a qualified elector in the United States Virgin Islands.