St. Thomas Unit Hosts Inspector General of the Virgin Islands

On December 3rd the St. Thomas Unit hosted Steven van Beverhoudt, the Inspector General of the Virgin Islands, for an informative discussion about the role and function of the Inspector General, how the Inspector General chooses which areas to investigate and what that process is like, and current projects.  Van Beverhoudt encouraged people to visit the website of the Inspector General at http://www.viig.org/ where they can read recent reports and submit suggestions for areas to investigate fraud.

Van Beverhoudt also suggested ways in which citizens can help improve the function of the Inspector General.  One way is to support legislation that would set the budget for the Office of the Inspector General as a specific percentage of the overall government budget.  He also stated that his office once had several more employees than it currently does and with more employees he is able to investigate more areas of government, and perhaps more importantly, follow-up with previous investigations.  The Office of the Inspector General does not have any ability to force any department to follow through with recommendations made in published audits.  Van Beverhoudt stated that if citizens wanted departments to comply, they should encourage their senators to force compliance by making it a requirement in order to receive funding.

A full-length video of Van Beverhoudt's talk will be posted shortly.

Get Educated! View LWV Candidate Forums on YouTube!

The LWV of the Virgin Islands moderated several Candidate Forums with the help of WTJX.  They have been playing on WTJX and are now also on WTJX's YouTube channel.  Click on the links below to view the videos.

Get Educated! Daily News Voter Guide

Part of being an effective voter is being an informed voter.  One way to become informed is to read the Daily News Voter Guide.  Every year the Virgin Islands Daily News reaches out to candidates with a variety of questions and publishes their answers in their Voter Guide.  This year they have graciously given us a link to their Voter Guide with no pay wall.  Thank you!

Virgin Islands Daily News Voter Guide: General Election 2016

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LWV Holds Voter Registration Drives

During the month of September, the LWV held four registration drives in effort to register voters for the upcoming November election.  The LWV coordinated with the Board of Elections to hold registration drives on the first three Saturdays in September at the Red Hook ferry dock.  Since particular documents are required to register to vote, the goal was to hold the drives in a location where people would already have the required documents (such as a passport) with them.

The League also held a voter registration drive on September 27th at the UVI St. Thomas campus.  This drive was very successful and registered over 20 voters.

LWV Participates in National Registration Day

On Tuesday, September 27, the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands participated in National Registration Day by holding a Voter Registration drive at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas campus.  Several League members were on hand to assist as Board of Elections members registered over 20 people to vote.  Board of Elections members stated that it was the most successful voter registration they had had that election season thus far.