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The 2007 United States Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention election was an election to the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the United States Virgin Islands on 12 June 2007. The convention was the fifth attempt to give the United States territory its own constitution ; previous constitutional conventions had been elected (without a constitution being adopted) in 1964, 1971, 1977 and 1980.
There were 30 delegates elected — 13 from Saint Croix , 11 from Saint Thomas , and 2 from Saint John . Two delegates from Saint Thomas/Saint John and two from Saint Croix were elected by voters on a territory-wide basis.
Results [ edit ] Delegate at-large - St. Thomas/St. John Candidate Votes % Arturo Watlington Jr. 4,170 28.53 Craig W. Barshinger 2,790 19.09 Nandi Sekou 2,468 16.89 Rita A. Brady-Bermudez 1,767 12.09 William Belardo 1,623 11.10 George W. Phillips 1,268 8.68 Andre T. Dorsey 518 3.54 Write in 12 0.08 Total 14,616 100.00 Source: [1]
Delegate at-large - St. Croix Candidate Votes % Adelbert Bryan 4,950 29.90 Gerard Luz James 3,643 22.01 Virdin C. Brown 2,678 16.18 Rupert W. Ross Jr. 2,298 13.88 Jay Wiltshire 718 4.34 Fred A. Esannason 662 4.00 Verna Christian Garcia 645 3.90 Elizabeth Pichardo 488 2.95 Edward L. Browne 466 2.82 Write in 5 0.03 Total 16,553 100.00 Source: [1]
District delegates - St. Thomas/St. John Candidate Votes % Myron D. Jackson 2,625 5.76 Charles W. Turnbull 2,544 5.58 Lawrence Sewer 2,159 4.74 Lois Hassell-Habtes 2,143 4.70 Clement Magras 2,073 4.55 Stedman Hodge Jr. 1,790 3.93 Thomas K. Moore 1,748 3.83 Francis Jackson 1,710 3.75 Wilma Marsh Monsanto 1,537 3.37 Mario A. Francis 1,528 3.35 Lisa Williams 1,397 3.06 Lorna A. C. Thomas 1,375 3.02 Rochelle M. Corneiro 1,367 3.00 Tom Bolt 1,321 2.90 Mark Hodge 1,301 2.85 Carolyn Hermon-Percell 1,282 2.81 Whitman T. Browne 1,252 2.75 Merle Fenton 1,196 2.62 James Bernier Jr. 1,103 2.42 Kathleen Mackay 1,085 2.38 Dwane A. Callwood 1,001 2.20 Derek Gabriel 989 2.17 Lorraine Moorehead 914 2.01 Aimery P. Caron 864 1.90 Ray K. Joseph 834 1.83 Sean L. Krigger 823 1.81 Michelle Shulterbrandt 788 1.73 T. Jubilani Rees 736 1.61 Alma Francis-Heyliger 655 1.44 Sunil Mohanani 542 1.19 Julia Baptiste 519 1.14 Carol Annette Callwood 518 1.14 Lynelle I. Niles 498 1.09 Jacquel Dawson 460 1.01 Jerome J. Blyden 434 0.95 Hector A. Squiabro 408 0.90 Hiram Rasool Abiff 393 0.86 Donald "Smokey" Charles 367 0.81 Robert Kunkel 334 0.73 Brian McLernan 272 0.60 Abdul Liburd 263 0.58 Alena E. Richards 244 0.54 Georgina Anne Murphy 82 0.18 Harold Ulrich 69 0.15 Write in 38 0.08 Total 45,581 100.00 Source: [1]
District delegates - St. Thomas/St. John (Residents of St. John) Candidate Votes % Alecia M. Wells 2,248 33.16 Elsie V. Thomas-Trotman 1,941 28.63 Harry A. Daniel 1,798 26.52 Paul E. Devine 525 7.74 Bruce Ian Fielding 266 3.92 Write in 1 0.01 Total 6,779 100.00 Source: [1]
District delegates - St. Croix Candidate Votes % Eugene A. Petersen 2,927 5.44 Michael Thurland 2,371 4.40 Claire L. Roker 2,146 3.99 Rena Brodhurst 1,946 3.62 Doug Capdeville 1,873 3.48 Arnold M. Golden 1,847 3.43 Richard Schrader Jr. 1,824 3.39 Gerard Marlow Emanuel 1,633 3.03 Mary L. Moorhead 1,584 2.94 Violet Anne Golden 1,543 2.87 Kendall "Seigo" Petersen 1,528 2.84 Robert Schuster 1,523 2.83 Douglas Brady 1,485 2.76 Evelyn Messer James 1,449 2.69 Lee J. Rohn 1,408 2.62 Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal 1,393 2.59 Terrance T. Joseph 1,367 2.54 Miguel A. Camacho Sr. 1,268 2.36 Rael Sackey 1,237 2.30 Percival Edwards 1,222 2.27 Carl F. Christopher 1,192 2.21 Ophelia "Nemmy" Jackson 1,115 2.07 Carol Burke 1,100 2.04 Horrace W. Graham Jr. 1,099 2.04 Gloria Canegata Waterman 1,082 2.01 Daniel Coughlin 1,039 1.93 Cecil R. Benjamin 918 1.71 Dorothy E. Bolling 825 1.53 H. Hannibal O'Bryan 820 1.52 Oceana James 788 1.46 Sandra Bastian-Carty 693 1.29 C. "Dr. Chen" Kahina 686 1.27 Robert Hoffman 685 1.27 Nicholas A. Castruccio 673 1.25 Herbert Schoenbohm 645 1.20 Verdel L. Petersen 596 1.11 Pamela Lynn Colon 575 1.07 Harold E. Smith 564 1.05 Edwin A. Thomas 522 0.97 Thomas Hannah 507 0.94 Steve Nisky 493 0.92 James T. Bland Jr. 465 0.86 Martin P. Merrick 422 0.78 Omar B. U. Henry 403 0.75 Charles E. Tilson 360 0.67 Joseph Peter Stropole 319 0.59 Merrily Burch 289 0.54 Natalie M. Hollins 265 0.49 Jason P. Walker 234 0.43 Lerlene E. Arrindell 214 0.40 Richard Martin Boehm 199 0.37 John B. Stout 197 0.37 Jonathan Buckney 134 0.25 Owen T. Marsh 126 0.23 Write in 11 0.02 Total 53,829 100.00 Total votes 5,937 – Registered voters/turnout 26,059 22.78 Source: [1]
Process [ edit ] The delegates had until May 31, 2009 to deliberate on a constitution proposal. The convention did not start work in July 2007, as planned, due to delays over legal challenges to the poll; it finally convened on 29 October 2007.[2]
It was then to be (after review periods by the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands , the President of the United States and the United States Congress ) be put to a referendum, possibly in November 2010. However, Congress referred the proposed constitution back to the Virgin Islands for further deliberations. The convention was then reconvened, with a deadline to act before the end of October, 2012.
This deadline passed, so for the time being the people of the Virgin Islands will continue to be governed by the Revised Organic Act of 1954 , an enactment of the United States Congress. It is a federal law, meaning the people of the Virgin Islands cannot amend it themselves.[3]
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