Stapleton v. Board of Elections

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

James O’Bryan, Jr. appeals from the January 8, 1987 order of the district court denying his motion for reconsideration of the writ of mandamus issued by it. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982)

I

The general election for the Virgin Islands was held on November 4, 1986. From a single paper ballot, electors selected a governor, a lieutenant governor, an at-large senator, and seven additional members of the legislature from the St. Thomas-St. John District or the St. Croix District. The Democratic Party of the Virgin *192Islands endorsed five…