Stacey believes it is appropriate for the Virgin Islands to move forward to a more mature relationship with the United States and I have expressed her support and desire to support our Legislature and Board of Election to begin our process.
Support the Virgin Islands' move toward a more mature political relationship with the United States and help the Legislature and Board of Elections begin the process.
Occurrences
Evidence
Plaskett testified that Virgin Islands voters and election administration needed federal attention, situating elections and political status as an ongoing territorial issue rather than a completed reform.
The Legislature scheduled testimony on the Elections System of the Virgin Islands, including agency status, functions, operations, enabling laws, and a plan of action; it also listed Bill No. 36-0187 to change ballot-counting rules.
The Convention asked the Legislature to amend its timelines, including moving the referendum notice from May 1, 2026 to April 2027 and setting the referendum for July 3, 2027, with the draft constitution due in 2027.
Assessments
Plaskett appears to have continued materially engaging the Virgin Islands' election-administration and political-status process through congressional attention and related territorial oversight, and the Legislature/constitutional convention process has begun. However, the evidence shows the broader move toward a more mature political relationship remains incomplete and delayed, with referendum and draft-constitution milestones pushed into 2027. This supports partial credit for advancing or supporting the process, not full delivery of the promised outcome.