United States Virgin Islands Senate referendum, 2000

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]

Results

Favor Reduction of Senate

Choice	Votes	%
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	%
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

References

1. United States Virgin Islands, 7 November 2000: Reduction of the Senate Direct Democracy (German)
2. United States Virgin Islands, 7 November 2000: Reduction of the Senate to 9/11 seats Direct Democracy (German)
3. V.I. Answer Desk: What Happened To Reducing Senate Size? St Thomas Source, 6 December 2011