Legal Opinion
St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections v. Daniel
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 17, 2007No. S. Ct. No. 2007-96Published
1Dissent 1
DISSENTING OPINION
2Dissent · SwanSwan, Associate Justice
In a democracy, a constitution is the paramount organizing document for a governmental structure. Therefore, the selecting of representatives to *341write the constitution of the Virgin Islands is an auspicious occasion of the utmost importance. Because of the Joint Board of Election’s egregious statutory violations and callous disregard of our election laws, which were pervasive and extreme, and which caused the special election to be conducted with an illegal ballot that disenfranchised every voter in the St. Thomas-St. John District participating in that election, I dissent.
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