Total Population
Population with a disability
according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimateU.S. Virgin Islands has not yet signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Section 100, subsection (d) states:
If the applicant for registration shall allege inability to sign his name, then he shall be required to present affidavits, subscribed in person before a member of the board or the clerk, of two electors who are personally acquainted with the applicant and who know his qualifications as an elector. Each of said two electors shall state in his affidavit the applicant's residence, his own residence, his knowledge of the statement made by the applicant under oath or affirmation in applying for registration, and his belief that they are true. Upon the filing of such affidavits, the applicant shall be permitted to subscribe to his oath or affirmation by making his mark, except that if the applicant's inability to sign his name is not due to some apparent physical infirmity, he shall first also be required to make and file with a member of the board or the clerk, an affidavit of his inability to sign his name. Every affidavit required because of an applicant's inability to sign his name shall be filed with the registration card of the person whose registration it affects.
Section 523 states:
No electronic voting system shall be approved for use in the Virgin Islands unless it is so constructed that:…(11) it is accessible for persons with disabilities, including persons who are blind or have low vision.
Section 585 states:
If a voter is unable by reason of physical disability or inability to read the English or Spanish language to mark his ballot or to mark same in an informed manner he may, if he declares to the judge of the election, under oath, that he is so disabled or unable to read, and the judge of the election is satisfied, from the contents of the voter's registration card or other convincing proof, as to the truth of such declaration, have the assistance of a person of his own selection to mark his ballot or to read the ballot for him Such person so selected shall be sworn, may accompany the voter into the voting booth, and shall either mark the ballot as directed by the voter in the case of physical disability or read the ballot to the voter in the case of inability of the voter to read, and shall thereafter give no information regarding the same. Such person so selected may assist only one voter in any primary or general election.
Section 661 states:
As used in this chapter: (1) “Absentee” means:…
Section 662, subsection (a) states:
Any person who fulfills the definition of an absentee pursuant to section 661 of this chapter who, on the day of an election, is absent from the election district in which he is registered, and therefore is unable to vote in person, may vote at such election in the manner provided by this chapter. In the case of a member of the armed forces of the United States or his spouse, the commanding officer of such member shall certify his or her status as such, and in the case of a college student or his spouse, the registrar of his learning institution shall certify his or her status as such.
Section 664 states:
An application for an absentee ballot shall be made in person or in writing to the Supervisor of Elections by the absentee or anyone in his behalf…The application must be received by the Supervisor of Elections at least 14 working days before the date of the election at which the absentee desires to vote, except that in the case of a person whose illness or disability commences on a day following the seventh day before such election, or in the case of a person who delivers his application to the board in person, such application must be received not later than the Monday preceding the election…