2000 United States Virgin Islands Senate referendum
A referendum on the reduction of the Senate was held in the United States Virgin Islands on 7 November 2000.[1] Voters were first asked if they wanted to reduce the size of the Senate from its current membership of 15. They were then asked the reduced size of Senate that they preferred – either nine or eleven seats.[2] While a reduction was overwhelmingly approved and voters chose a reduction to nine seats, the referendum was non-binding and was not implemented.[3]
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Results
Favor Reduction of Senate
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 13,162 | 87.71 |
No | 1,844 | 12.29 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | |
Total | 15,006 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | ||
Source: Direct Democracy |
11 or 9 Seats in reduced Senate
Choice | Votes | % |
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9 Seats | 11,075 | 81.86 |
11 Seats | 2,454 | 18.14 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | |
Total | 13,529 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | ||
Source: Direct Democracy |
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gollark: Well, "direct self-interest", I suppose, not wanting a stupid economic system is partly for self-interest reasons too.
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References
- United States Virgin Islands, 7 November 2000: Reduction of the Senate Direct Democracy (in German)
- United States Virgin Islands, 7 November 2000: Reduction of the Senate to 9/11 seats Direct Democracy (in German)
- V.I. Answer Desk: What Happened To Reducing Senate Size? St Thomas Source, 6 December 2011
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