Manner of signing nomination petitions; time of circulating

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  • (a) Each signer of a nomination petition as provided for in section 344(b) of this subchapter shall sign but one such petition for each office to be filled, except that, where there are to be elected two or more persons to the same office, each signer may sign petitions for as many candidates for such office as, and no more than, he could vote for at the succeeding election.

  • (b) Each signer of a nomination petition as provided for in section 344(b) of this subchapter shall declare in the petition that he is:

    • (1) a registered and enrolled member of the party designated in such petition; and

    • (2) a qualified elector of the territory of the Virgin Islands, and, in case the nomination is not to be made, or the candidates are not to be elected, by the electors of the territory at large, of the election district named in the petition.

  • (c) Each signer of a nomination petition as provided for in section 344(b) of this subchapter shall add his occupation and residence, giving street and number and town if any, and the date of signing, expressed in words or numbers.

  • (d) No nomination petition as provided for in section 344(b) of this subchapter shall be circulated prior to 30 days before the last day on which such petition may be filed, and no signature shall be counted unless it bears date within 30 days of the last day of filing the petition.


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