Elections System of the Virgin Islands Launches Online Voter Registration Portal

On Thursday morning, the Elections System of the Virgin Islands launched its online voter registration portal. “Adopting online voter registration reduces costs, enhances government efficiency, and builds more complete and accurate voter lists,” said Elections Supervisor Caroline Fawkes while introducing the portal. Noting that registering voters online was pioneered by the state of Arizona in 2002, Ms. Fawkes said that the practice has grown significantly in the years since. “Forty-three states, Washington D.C. and Guam offer online voter registration,” said the Elections Supervisor. The U.S. Virgin Islands, on January 16, became the second territory to offer online registration to its voters. Apart from the obvious benefit of increased convenience for the end user, online voter registration also benefits the ESVI by reducing paperwork and the risk of errors caused by indecipherable handwriting. “We hope to increase the registration rate,” Ms. Fawkes added. It is also hoped that inc...