Elections Supervisor Petitions For Electoral Reform; Proposed Measure Would Allow Voter Registration at BMV

Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes has made an impassioned plea for legislators to consider total electoral reform for the territory following the November, 8, 2022 General Elections. When the Committee on Rules and Judiciary met on Thursday to revise the language of existing regulations contained within the territory’s election laws, Ms. Fawkes petitioned for a total overhaul of the system which she described as “outdated” and “ambiguous”.  She said, “In the past, only certain sections of the code would be amended,” even while there are numerous sections in Title 18 that conflict with other sections in Title 18 and other sections that no longer apply due to the advancement in technology. “Today, I sit in front of members of the 34th Legislature through the Committee of Rules and Judiciary once again pleading for this body to pass these amendments to Title 18,” she stressed. Senator Kenneth Gittens, who has pioneered a number of election reform legislation is responsible for s...