{"id":14425,"date":"2014-12-15T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=14425"},"modified":"2014-12-15T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T14:12:13","slug":"st-croix-board-of-elections-suspends-recount-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=14425","title":{"rendered":"St. Croix Board Of Elections Suspends Recount&#8230; Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Croix District Board of Elections on Sunday has once again suspended the recounting of November 4 General Election ballots for three candidates, following its restart just last Friday\u00a0by board\u00a0Vice-Chairwoman Lilliana Belardo De O\u2019Neal. It was only last Friday when Belardo De O&#8217;Neal decided to resume the recount after\u00a0Virgin Islands Superior Court Judge\u00a0Harold W. L. Willocks ruled previously to <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/politics\/recount-suspended-on-st-croix-until-provisions-made-for-public-access\/\" target=\"_blank\">halt the recount<\/a><\/span>\u00a0until provisions were made to accommodate those in the public who wished to view the process.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>No reasons were given for the suspension, but there&#8217;s a pending lawsuit brought forth by Senator\u00a0Nellie Rivera O&#8217;Reilly challenging the authority of a candidate who was not placed on the November 4 General Election ballot to call for a recount. There&#8217;s also litigation pending against the board that seeks to make sure the public and media can view re-counting, as the board had blocked anyone from viewing the proceedings &#8212; a move that prompted Judge Willocks to halt the process.<\/p>\n<p>Since Willocks\u2019s ruling last Monday, accommodations have been made for the public to view the recount, with limited seating inside the Elections Board building and close-circuit viewing on big-screen televisions made available\u00a0on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>From about 9:45 a.m. to 5:21 p.m. on Friday two teams of talliers, along with board members Harris-Moorhead, Ross, Roland Moolenaar and Belardo de O\u2019Neal, counted at-poll ballots in one room, and rejected, sticker and symbol ballots in another room at the Elections System office in Sunny Isles.<\/p>\n<p>Belardo de O\u2019Neal explained why she decided to continue with the recount despite an upcoming court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to count until that court hearing comes and depending on that court hearing, we will follow the court order, but as far as we stand today, we will continue counting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The vice-chairman was referring to a case that will be heard in Superior Court on Monday, where the court has subpoenaed the Elections Board, Elections Supervisor and Elections Deputy Supervisor\u00a0in Sen. Nellie Rivera-O\u2019Reilly\u2019s effort to permanently stop the recount. Rivera-O\u2019Reilly maintains that the proceeding\u00a0is illegal, stating that the veteran Sen. Hansen cannot request a recount because she\u00a0was a write-in candidate and not an official candidate on the ballot. The hearing will take place on Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. at the Superior Court on St. Croix.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Adelbert Bryan was not present at Friday\u2019s recount, neither were members\u00a0Raymond Williams and Glenn Webster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Croix District Board of Elections on Sunday has once again suspended the recounting of November 4 General Election ballots for three candidates, following its restart just last Friday\u00a0by board\u00a0Vice-Chairwoman Lilliana Belardo De O\u2019Neal. It was only last Friday when Belardo De O&#8217;Neal decided to resume the recount after\u00a0Virgin Islands Superior Court Judge\u00a0Harold W. 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