2007 United States Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention Election
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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
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on 12 June 2007. The convention was the fifth attempt to give the
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its own
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; previous constitutional conventions had been elected (without a constitution being adopted) in 1964, 1971, 1977 and 1980.
/sup> There were thirty delegates elected — fifteen from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Croix, twelve from Saint Thomas, and three from Saint John. Two delegates from each of those districts were elected by voters on a territory-wide basis.


Election results


Process

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.
/sup> It was then to be (after review periods by the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, the
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and the
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) 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.


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Election results

Constitutional Conventions in the United States Virgin Islands




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