Voters urged to register by Sep 5, 2022, for upcoming elections
This is according to a release where Supervisor of Elections, Ms. Scherrie N. Griffin said a person must be a Belonger as per section (2) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, 18 years of age or older, and domiciled and resident in the Virgin Islands, or domiciled in the Virgin Islands and resident in the United States Virgin Islands to be qualified to register.
According to information, documents to be presented when registering include a Virgin Islands Passport with an embossed seal, Belonger’s Card or a Belonger’s Certificate. A Naturalisation Certificate can also be used, providing the certificate is dated before June 15, 2007.
Transfers to other districts
The Office further added that according to section 17(1) of the Elections (Amendment) Act No. 14 of 2011, “A registered voter who is ordinarily resident in the Territory and who moves his place of residence from within one local electoral district or polling division to another, may have his name transferred to the list of voters for the local electoral district or polling division to which he has moved,”
It said this can be done if he applies on Form No. 9 and establishes, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor of Elections, proof of residence within the local electoral district or polling division to which he/she has moved.
Ms. Griffin added that documents to support a transfer can be in the form of cable, water, electricity or telephone bills, a rent receipt, lease agreement or a notarised document stating the new address.
Registration and Transfer forms are available at the Office of the Supervisor of Elections, Road Town Post Office, the District Offices on Anegada and Virgin Gorda and the Government Office on Jost Van Dyke or online at bvi.gov.vg/departments/office-supervisor-elections under the services tab.
The next General Election in the Virgin Islands must be held no later than May 12, 2023.
Appointments for in-person services can be made by contacting the Public Service Customer Service Care Centre via telephone at 468-3701 or can be booked online at https://bvips.org.
15 Responses to “Voters urged to register by Sep 5, 2022, for upcoming elections ”
History will be made in this election season and it will be explosive to cover the race and the new leaders to emerge!!
Do we have capable people..? Yes! Hope to see young people, women and outspoken approach!
No more quiet leadership!!
Voters go to polls on Election Day to vote to send 13 elected members( 9 District Reps, 4 At Large) to the HOA. The HOA is the legislative arm that performs the important function of voting on legislation(s) to govern the territory. The VI is at a crossroad and this election is one of the most crucial and critical in a generation. The next government will have the monumental task of charting a new path forward for the territory, facing a myriad of challenges.
Moreover, the electorate play a critical and important role in whom comprise the next HOA, both government and opposition. The opposition play a vital role in attaining good governance. The electorate task is important and urgent so it must do its homework and vote smartly and wisely. However, the electorate role entails more than merely voting on Election Day. Additionally, it must get actively engaged in the political campaign, asking and getting answers to the right, relevant and reasonable questions, as well as stay actively civically engaged post election. The electorate must use it true power to effectively hold government’s feet to the fire. Unused power is like a dog chasing and catching up with a car. Every eligible Virgin Islander must register to vote and vote on Election Day. Get on the rolls for the polls.
In the past the BVI has has had mixed results, but has fell short of good governance. This is a known fact that will sadly only be challenge by selfish, crooked minded people, tha dispised others rights.
I too am looking forward to the next general election. I do hope that the majority of us that will vote Wii choose the the most qualified candidates, wisely, so that our wounds would be freed from political vampires of our (the people's) must needed finances for the good of all the people, no just the selected minority.
The above outcome is possible, if we exercise our political will unselfishly next general election.
The politicians will come to you and try to convince you to vote for them and after they get into office they walk past you like you never existed.
Every winner of a competitive race was a participant of that race.
Imagine they only have one machine to do the ID. Carzy.