Wikipedia

2007 United States Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention election

The 2007 United States Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention election was an election to the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the United States Virgin Islands on 12 June 2007. The convention was the fifth attempt to give the United States territory its own constitution; previous constitutional conventions had been elected (without a constitution being adopted) in 1964, 1971, 1977 and 1980.

There were 30 delegates elected — 13 from Saint Croix, 11 from Saint Thomas, and 2 from Saint John. Two delegates from Saint Thomas/Saint John and two from Saint Croix were elected by voters on a territory-wide basis.

Results

edit
Delegate at-large - St. Thomas/St. John
CandidateVotes%
Arturo Watlington Jr.4,17028.53
Craig W. Barshinger2,79019.09
Nandi Sekou2,46816.89
Rita A. Brady-Bermudez1,76712.09
William Belardo1,62311.10
George W. Phillips1,2688.68
Andre T. Dorsey5183.54
Write in120.08
Total14,616100.00
Source: [1]
Delegate at-large - St. Croix
CandidateVotes%
Adelbert Bryan4,95029.90
Gerard Luz James3,64322.01
Virdin C. Brown2,67816.18
Rupert W. Ross Jr.2,29813.88
Jay Wiltshire7184.34
Fred A. Esannason6624.00
Verna Christian Garcia6453.90
Elizabeth Pichardo4882.95
Edward L. Browne4662.82
Write in50.03
Total16,553100.00
Source: [1]
District delegates - St. Thomas/St. John
CandidateVotes%
Myron D. Jackson2,6255.76
Charles W. Turnbull2,5445.58
Lawrence Sewer2,1594.74
Lois Hassell-Habtes2,1434.70
Clement Magras2,0734.55
Stedman Hodge Jr.1,7903.93
Thomas K. Moore1,7483.83
Francis Jackson1,7103.75
Wilma Marsh Monsanto1,5373.37
Mario A. Francis1,5283.35
Lisa Williams1,3973.06
Lorna A. C. Thomas1,3753.02
Rochelle M. Corneiro1,3673.00
Tom Bolt1,3212.90
Mark Hodge1,3012.85
Carolyn Hermon-Percell1,2822.81
Whitman T. Browne1,2522.75
Merle Fenton1,1962.62
James Bernier Jr.1,1032.42
Kathleen Mackay1,0852.38
Dwane A. Callwood1,0012.20
Derek Gabriel9892.17
Lorraine Moorehead9142.01
Aimery P. Caron8641.90
Ray K. Joseph8341.83
Sean L. Krigger8231.81
Michelle Shulterbrandt7881.73
T. Jubilani Rees7361.61
Alma Francis-Heyliger6551.44
Sunil Mohanani5421.19
Julia Baptiste5191.14
Carol Annette Callwood5181.14
Lynelle I. Niles4981.09
Jacquel Dawson4601.01
Jerome J. Blyden4340.95
Hector A. Squiabro4080.90
Hiram Rasool Abiff3930.86
Donald "Smokey" Charles3670.81
Robert Kunkel3340.73
Brian McLernan2720.60
Abdul Liburd2630.58
Alena E. Richards2440.54
Georgina Anne Murphy820.18
Harold Ulrich690.15
Write in380.08
Total45,581100.00
Source: [1]
District delegates - St. Thomas/St. John (Residents of St. John)
CandidateVotes%
Alecia M. Wells2,24833.16
Elsie V. Thomas-Trotman1,94128.63
Harry A. Daniel1,79826.52
Paul E. Devine5257.74
Bruce Ian Fielding2663.92
Write in10.01
Total6,779100.00
Source: [1]
District delegates - St. Croix
CandidateVotes%
Eugene A. Petersen2,9275.44
Michael Thurland2,3714.40
Claire L. Roker2,1463.99
Rena Brodhurst1,9463.62
Doug Capdeville1,8733.48
Arnold M. Golden1,8473.43
Richard Schrader Jr.1,8243.39
Gerard Marlow Emanuel1,6333.03
Mary L. Moorhead1,5842.94
Violet Anne Golden1,5432.87
Kendall "Seigo" Petersen1,5282.84
Robert Schuster1,5232.83
Douglas Brady1,4852.76
Evelyn Messer James1,4492.69
Lee J. Rohn1,4082.62
Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal1,3932.59
Terrance T. Joseph1,3672.54
Miguel A. Camacho Sr.1,2682.36
Rael Sackey1,2372.30
Percival Edwards1,2222.27
Carl F. Christopher1,1922.21
Ophelia "Nemmy" Jackson1,1152.07
Carol Burke1,1002.04
Horrace W. Graham Jr.1,0992.04
Gloria Canegata Waterman1,0822.01
Daniel Coughlin1,0391.93
Cecil R. Benjamin9181.71
Dorothy E. Bolling8251.53
H. Hannibal O'Bryan8201.52
Oceana James7881.46
Sandra Bastian-Carty6931.29
C. "Dr. Chen" Kahina6861.27
Robert Hoffman6851.27
Nicholas A. Castruccio6731.25
Herbert Schoenbohm6451.20
Verdel L. Petersen5961.11
Pamela Lynn Colon5751.07
Harold E. Smith5641.05
Edwin A. Thomas5220.97
Thomas Hannah5070.94
Steve Nisky4930.92
James T. Bland Jr.4650.86
Martin P. Merrick4220.78
Omar B. U. Henry4030.75
Charles E. Tilson3600.67
Joseph Peter Stropole3190.59
Merrily Burch2890.54
Natalie M. Hollins2650.49
Jason P. Walker2340.43
Lerlene E. Arrindell2140.40
Richard Martin Boehm1990.37
John B. Stout1970.37
Jonathan Buckney1340.25
Owen T. Marsh1260.23
Write in110.02
Total53,829100.00
Total votes5,937–
Registered voters/turnout26,05922.78
Source: [1]

Process

edit

The delegates had until May 31, 2009, to deliberate on a constitution proposal. The convention did not start work in July 2007, as planned, due to delays over legal challenges to the poll; it finally convened on 29 October 2007.[2]

It was then to be (after review periods by the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, the President of the United States and the United States Congress) be put to a referendum, possibly in November 2010. However, Congress referred the proposed constitution back to the Virgin Islands for further deliberations. The convention was then reconvened, with a deadline to act before the end of October, 2012.

This deadline passed, so for the time being the people of the Virgin Islands will continue to be governed by the Revised Organic Act of 1954, an enactment of the United States Congress. It is a federal law, meaning the people of the Virgin Islands cannot amend it themselves.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e "2007 Special Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
  2. ^ "USVI constitutional convention set to begin Monday". Caribbean Net News. 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
  3. ^ "The purpose of a constitution is to put power in the hands of the territory" (PDF). The Virgin Islands Daily News, May 8, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
edit


 

This United States Virgin Islands-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

 

This Caribbean election-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007_United_States_Virgin_Islands_Constitutional_Convention_election&oldid=1248237728"