A status referendum was held in the

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on 11 October 1993.United States Virgin Islands, 11 October 1993: Status
Direct Democracy After the

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modified the

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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

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, remaining a

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or independence.U.S. Insular Areas: Application of the U.S. Constitution
United States General Accounting Office 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.

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{{US Virgin Islands elections Referendums in the United States Virgin Islands

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