2007 United States Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention election

none January 2025 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 Delegate at-large - St. Thomas/St. John Arturo Watlington Jr. 4170 Craig W. Barshinger 2790 Nandi Sekou 2468 Rita A. Brady-Bermudez 1767 William Belardo 1623 George W. Phillips 1268 Andre T. Dorsey 518 Write in 12 2007 Special Election https://vivote.gov/election/2007-special-election/ Election System of the Virgin Islands Delegate at-large - St. Croix Adelbert Bryan 4950 Gerard Luz James 3643 Virdin C. Brown 2678 Rupert W. Ross Jr. 2298 Jay Wiltshire 718 Fred A. Esannason 662 Verna Christian Garcia 645 Elizabeth Pichardo 488 Edward L. Browne 466 Write in 5 District delegates - St. Thomas/St. John Myron D. Jackson 2625 Charles W. Turnbull 2544 Lawrence Sewer 2159 Lois Hassell-Habtes 2143 Clement Magras 2073 Stedman Hodge Jr. 1790 Thomas K. Moore 1748 Francis Jackson 1710 Wilma Marsh Monsanto 1537 Mario A. Francis 1528 Lisa Williams 1397 Lorna A. C. Thomas 1375 Rochelle M. Corneiro 1367 Tom Bolt 1321 Mark Hodge 1301 Carolyn Hermon-Percell 1282 Whitman T. Browne 1252 Merle Fenton 1196 James Bernier Jr. 1103 Kathleen Mackay 1085 Dwane A. Callwood 1001 Derek Gabriel 989 Lorraine Moorehead 914 Aimery P. Caron 864 Ray K. Joseph 834 Sean L. Krigger 823 Michelle Shulterbrandt 788 T. Jubilani Rees 736 Alma Francis-Heyliger 655 Sunil Mohanani 542 Julia Baptiste 519 Carol Annette Callwood 518 Lynelle I. Niles 498 Jacquel Dawson 460 Jerome J. Blyden 434 Hector A. Squiabro 408 Hiram Rasool Abiff 393 Donald "Smokey" Charles 367 Robert Kunkel 334 Brian McLernan 272 Abdul Liburd 263 Alena E. Richards 244 Georgina Anne Murphy 82 Harold Ulrich 69 Write in 38 District delegates - St. Thomas/St. John (Residents of St. John) Alecia M. Wells 2248 Elsie V. Thomas-Trotman 1941 Harry A. Daniel 1798 Paul E. Devine 525 Bruce Ian Fielding 266 Write in 1 District delegates - St. Croix Eugene A. Petersen 2927 Michael Thurland 2371 Claire L. Roker 2146 Rena Brodhurst 1946 Doug Capdeville 1873 Arnold M. Golden 1847 Richard Schrader Jr. 1824 Gerard Marlow Emanuel 1633 Mary L. Moorhead 1584 Violet Anne Golden 1543 Kendall "Seigo" Petersen 1528 Robert Schuster 1523 Douglas Brady 1485 Evelyn Messer James 1449 Lee J. Rohn 1408 Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal 1393 Terrance T. Joseph 1367 Miguel A. Camacho Sr. 1268 Rael Sackey 1237 Percival Edwards 1222 Carl F. Christopher 1192 Ophelia "Nemmy" Jackson 1115 Carol Burke 1100 Horrace W. Graham Jr. 1099 Gloria Canegata Waterman 1082 Daniel Coughlin 1039 Cecil R. Benjamin 918 Dorothy E. Bolling 825 H. Hannibal O'Bryan 820 Oceana James 788 Sandra Bastian-Carty 693 C. "Dr. Chen" Kahina 686 Robert Hoffman 685 Nicholas A. Castruccio 673 Herbert Schoenbohm 645 Verdel L. Petersen 596 Pamela Lynn Colon 575 Harold E. Smith 564 Edwin A. Thomas 522 Thomas Hannah 507 Steve Nisky 493 James T. Bland Jr. 465 Martin P. Merrick 422 Omar B. U. Henry 403 Charles E. Tilson 360 Joseph Peter Stropole 319 Merrily Burch 289 Natalie M. Hollins 265 Jason P. Walker 234 Lerlene E. Arrindell 214 Richard Martin Boehm 199 John B. Stout 197 Jonathan Buckney 134 Owen T. Marsh 126 Write in 11 5937 26059 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 2007.29 October 2007 USVI constitutional convention set to begin Monday http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-4192--19-19--.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080720000132/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-4192--19-19--.html 20 July 2008 Caribbean Net News 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.http://meganpoinski.com/clips/precc5.pdf The purpose of a constitution is to put power in the hands of the territory The Virgin Islands Daily News, May 8, 2007 2010-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065911/http://meganpoinski.com/clips/precc5.pdf July 14, 2011 dead mdy-all References External links Constitutional Conventions in the United States Virgin Islands Official timeline of the Fifth Constitutional Convention Information and stories about the Fifth Constitutional Convention from former Virgin Islands Daily News reporter Megan Poinski Category:2007 elections in the United States Virgin Islands Category:2007 elections in the Caribbean Category:Elections in the United States Virgin Islands Category:June 2007 in North America Category:June 2007 elections