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Eligible voters told to partake in ongoing voter registration
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite the next constitutionally due elections being some years away, the Office of the Supervisor of Elections has issued an advice to eligible voters in the Virgin Islands, to register to vote in the ongoing voter registration exercise.
Details of official results from 2015 VI election revealed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Elections Office has released the breakdown of the results of the elections showing how each candidate performed by district and the number of rejected votes in addition to voter turnout percentages.
Some voters disenfranchised due to early elections call- Elections Supervisor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The early elections date called by Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has not only caught many persons aspiring to run for political office off guard but has even disenfranchised some persons eligible to vote. Added to that, the Elections Office was also affected by the sudden announcement as it was unable to complete the processing of voter’s identification cards.
Preliminary Voter’s List up; Returning Officers named
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Supervisor of Elections Ms. Juliette Penn, is informing the public that the preliminary voters list is now available online for public inspection.
’We looking reality not bribery’- Senior citizen
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A senior citizen, who gave her name only as Mrs Malone, has related to Virgin Islands News Online what she thinks the electorate is looking for from the various parties and independents seeking office at the upcoming general elections.
Advance polling carded for Nov. 4
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Elections Office is reminding the public that Advance Polling Day will be held on Friday, November 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m, a press release from the Government Information Service (GIS) stated.
No official challenge to candidates so far
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite the many verbal exchanges among certain candidates over eligibility to contest the upcoming General Elections and talk in the air about some of the nominations to be challenged, there has been no official challenge reaching the Elections Office so far.