Board of Elections Refers Matter Involving Republican Party to Attorney General; Board to Educate Public on Updates to Voting Machines, Name Change From 'Precincts' to 'Election Centers'

Members of the V.I. Board of Elections have agreed to forward a matter concerning and relating to the V.I. Republican Party 2022 caucus to the Attorney General's Office for an opinion. B.O.E. Chairman Raymond Williams made the disclosure after board members met in an executive session on Wednesday. That session was not originally on the agenda, but a motion was moved by one of the members who felt that it was a legal matter that should not be discussed publicly. “We by motion add an executive session to the agenda; we met briefly in executive session. While in executive session no decisions were made, the executive session surrounds concerns relating to the Virgin Islands Republican Party 2022 caucus and the rules of that caucus, etc,” Mr. Williams said without revealing who filed the matter with the board. Board member Barbara Jackson-McIntosh moved a motion to send the matter to the Attorney General's Office for an opinion. The caucus was conducted in late March 2022 by the Repub...