A status referendum was held in the United States Virgin Islands on 11 October 1993.[1] After the United States Congress modified the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to allow a vote on the status of the islands, a vote was scheduled for 1989. It was delayed several times until 1993, when voters were offered the options of integration into the United States, remaining a United States territory or independence.[2]
Although 82% voted in favor of territorial status, voter turnout was below a mandated 50% threshold and as a consequence, the result was not legally binding.[1]
Results
edit| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States territory | 8,629 | 81.60 | |
| Integration with the U.S. | 1,421 | 13.44 | |
| Independence | 525 | 4.96 | |
| Total | 10,575 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 10,575 | 98.54 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 157 | 1.46 | |
| Total votes | 10,732 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,046 | 27.49 | |
| Source: Direct Democracy | |||
References
edit- ^ a b United States Virgin Islands, 11 October 1993: Status Direct Democracy (in German)
- ^ U.S. Insular Areas: Application of the U.S. Constitution Archived 2020-02-29 at the Wayback Machine United States General Accounting Office