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Virgin Islands, British

Legislative Framework

LF04 Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
a. Voting is voluntary

Source: International IDEA Voter Turnout Website (http://www.idea.int/vt/)
Last updated: 2006-11-21 21:24:46 UTC

Parties and Candidates
PC03 What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other

Comments: a, b) British subject of the age of twenty-one years or upwards. j) Deemed to belong to the Virgin Islands and qualified as a voter.
Source: Constitution, art. 28
Last updated: 2007-02-22 10:16:14 UTC

Voting Operations
VO04 Who can vote from outside the country?
a. Outside the country voting is not permitted

Source: International IDEA research, January 2007
Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:22:57 UTC

VO05 If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
g. Not applicable

Source: International IDEA research, January 2007
Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:22:57 UTC

VO10 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:22:57 UTC

VO12 How many staff are assigned to each polling station?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:22:57 UTC

VO13 Approximately how many hours of training were provided to the presiding polling officer for the most recent national elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:22:57 UTC

VO14 Approximately how many hours of training were provided to the other polling officials for the most recent national elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:22:57 UTC

Voter Registration

VR01 What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
c. 18

Comments: 18 years
Source: Constitution of the British Virgin Islands, art. 31
Last updated: 2007-02-22 10:44:16 UTC

VR02 Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
a. Citizenship
e. Other

Comments: e) Residence. Constitution of the British Virgin Islands, art. 31: "... a person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter for the purposes of elections if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he is a British subject and is deemed to belong to the Virgin Islands and on the qualifying date has attained the age of eighteen years and he either- (a) is domiciled and resident in the Virgin Islands on the qualifying date; or (b) on that date is domiciled in the Virgin Islands and resident in the United States Virgin Islands: Provided that any person who is registered as a voter on the date on which this Order comes into operation and is a British subject and on the qualifying date is domiciled and resident in the Virgin Islands or on that date is domiciled in the Virgin Islands and resident in the United States Virgin Islands may be registered as a voter notwithstanding that he is not deemed to belong to the Virgin Islands.
Source: Constitution of the British Virgin Islands, art. 31
Last updated: 2007-02-22 10:44:16 UTC

VR09 Approximately what percentage (on the basis of cost) of registration supplies and equipment are obtained or produced within the country?

Last updated: 2007-02-22 10:44:16 UTC

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