Act No. 8294 — An Act providing qualified electors to vote by absentee ballot in the 2020 elections to ensure that electors are not disenfranchised by the
MTN. 8294 BILL NO. 33-0296 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2020 An Act providing qualified electors to vote by absentee ballot in the 2020 elections to ensure that electors are not disenfranchised by the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic; directing the Supervisor of Elections to determine the safest and most efficient means of, and a timeframe for distributing absentee ballots to resident electors voting by absentee ballot during the Coronavirus 2019 emergency; and directing the Supervisor of Election to provide electors the option to obtain absentee ballots a designated place WHEREAS, the Governor of the Virgin Islands declared a State of Emergency on March 13, 2020, due to the spread of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); WHEREAS, the effects of the Virgin Islands government’s effort to flatten the infection rate curve of the COVID-19 virus require changes to the election law in order to comply with federally and territory-wide recommended social distancing guidelines that may be in place throughout the election season; WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Board of El …
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