2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 18 - Elections
Chapter 19 - Ballots and Ballot Boxes
Subchapter IV - Electronic Voting Machines; Official Election Format
§ 501. Electronic voting machines; format

(a) All ballots shall be designed so that they are in plain clear type as the space will reasonably permit, capitalizing only the first letters and initials of each name. The names of parties or political bodies which contain more than twenty-two letters may, whenever limitations of space so require, be listed on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In listing the names of candidates whose full names contain more than twenty-two letters, only the surname must be listed in full. The Supervisor of Elections shall request each such candidate to indicate, in writing, the shortened form in which, subject to this restriction, his name shall be listed. If no such indication is received from such candidate within the time specified in the request, the Supervisor of Elections shall make the necessary determination. The titles of offices may be arranged horizontally, with the names of candidates for an office and the slot for write-in ballots for such office arranged next to the title of the office. Each office shall occupy as many columns or rows on the machine as the number of candidates to be elected to that office. The names of all candidates nominated by any party or political body for an office shall always appear in the row or column containing generally the names of candidates nominated by such party or political body for other offices except as hereinafter provided.

(b) With respect to candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of a party or political body, ballots shall be printed so that the names of such candidates for both offices shall appear in the same row or column, with the name of the candidate for Governor appearing first and the machine shall be so adjusted that both offices are voted for jointly and have but one designating letter or number.