V.I. Constitution Survey

 

1.     Virgin Islands electoral districts shall be established as

a) Island districts          b) counties         c) other

2.     Should each island be its own electoral district?

a) Yes       b) no

3.     The Virgin Islands Legislature shall be

a) Unicameral      b) bicameral

 4.    Electoral district legislators shall be elected b

a) District seat      b) numbered seat      c) Danish Quarter seat            d) other

{Note: each island is divided into quarters with estates in each quarter}

 5.    The number of legislators elected by electoral district shall be.

      a) 5            b) 6          c) 7             d) more than 7            e) less than 5

 6.         Should there be an At-Large Senator

             a) yes b) no

7.     The At-large legislator shall be elected under current practice

       a) Yes            b) no

8.    Election for legislators shall be held every

       a) 2 years           b) 3 years      c) 4 years

9.   The elected position of legislator shall be

       a) A full-time job                   b) a part-time job

10.  Persons elected to the legislature shall have term limits

       a) Yes            b) no

11.   Continuous terms serve by a legislator shall be no more than

        a) 2    b) 4           c) 6                d) 10          e) no limit

12.     The Attorney General shall be an elected office

       a) Yes            b) no

13.    The Virgin Islands Constitution shall define who is a Virgin Islander

       a) Yes            b) no

14.    Initiative or recall shall be adopted on a

       a) simple majority vote            b) two-thirds majority vote            c) other

 15.      V.I. Constitution shall be amended by

       a) simple majority vote            b) two-thirds majority vote            c) other

 16.       Should there be a minimum age limit at which government employees can start 

      collecting their retirement benefits?

       a) Yes            b) No

 17.    At what age should these benefits be paid?

            a) 50        b) 55                c) 60                d) 65                e) anytime

 18.       Should anyone collect more than one check from the government retirement system?

                   a) yes       b) no

Participant Demographics

19.     How long have you resided in the Virgin islands?

            a) Less than 5 years      b) less than 10 years                c) more than 10 years

20.    You came to the Virgin Islands from?

           a) Born here      b)United States      c) Caribbean island       d) Europe      e) other

21.    Are you a registered voter?

           a) Yes b) no

22.    Did you vote in the last election?

    a) Yes            b) no

23.     What's your gender?

          a) female  b) male

 24.     Marital status?

          a) divorced           b) married               c) single

 25.     Age?

          a) 18-25   b) 26-35        c) 36-55        d) older than 56