2000 United States Virgin Islands Senate referendum

Ballot measure in the US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands 7 November 2000 180px Should the Legislature petition the United States Congress to amend the Revised Organic Act to reduce the size of the Legislature? For 87.71 Against 12.29 If your answer to question 1(a) is "YES", please indicate whether you favor a reduction of senators from 15 to.... Nine 81.67 Eleven 18.33 A referendum on the reduction of the Senate was held in the United States Virgin Islands on 7 November 2000.United States Virgin Islands, 7 November 2000: Reduction of the Senate Direct Democracy de Voters were first asked if they wanted to reduce the size of the Senate from its current membership of 15. They were then asked the reduced size of Senate that they preferred – either nine or eleven seats.United States Virgin Islands, 7 November 2000: Reduction of the Senate to 9/11 seats Direct Democracy de While a reduction was overwhelmingly approved and voters chose a reduction to nine seats, the referendum was non-binding and was not implemented.https://archive.today/20130203025820/http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2011/12/06/vi-answer-desk-what-happened-reducing-senate-size V.I. Answer Desk: What Happened To Reducing Senate Size? St Thomas Source, 6 December 2011 Results Favor Reduction of Senate ChoiceVotes%Yes13,16287.71No1,84412.29Invalid/blank votes –Total15,006100Registered voters/turnout Source: Direct Democracy 11 or 9 Seats in reduced Senate ChoiceVotes%9 Seats11,07581.8611 Seats2,45418.14Invalid/blank votes –Total13,529100Registered voters/turnout Source: Direct Democracy References United States Virgin Category:Referendums in the United States Virgin Islands Senate