USVI Moving Center - Voting

U.S.V.I. residents who are American citizens can register to vote in local elections.

Important Points:

• Suffrage - minimum age 18 years old.
  

• Registered USVI voters cannot vote for president or vice president.
  

• Persons voting in local U.S.V.I elections cannot vote in elections back on the mainland.
  

• You must be a resident to register to vote in the USVI. Residency status for voting purposes is granted after 90 days of living on island.
  

• Registering to vote is free. You will be required to present your social security card, a proof of citizenship in the form of a US passport of an original birth certificate.
  

• For more information contact the Election Office at (340) 774-3107.

Other Information:

• Governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms.
  

• Unicameral Senate - 15 seats, members are elected by popular vote to serve two year terms.
  

• Political parties include Democratic Party, Independent Citizens Movement or ICM and Republican Party.

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