Conflicting Court Rulings on Whether Independent Candidate Should be on Ballot Create Crisis in Virgin Islands

By Richard Winger Early voting in the U.S. Virgin Islands started on October 21. Among the offices on the ballot are candidates for the territory’s unicameral legislature, which is called the Senate, and which has 15 members, all with two-year terms. On October 24, the Virgin Islands Supreme Court ordered incumbent independent Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen removed from(More)… …read more

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/10/conflicting-court-orders-on-whether-independent-candidate-should-be-on-ballot-creates-crisis-in-virgin-islands-election/