Case Caption: Lilliana Bellardo de O’Neal, et al. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCase Number: S. Ct. Civ. No. 2018-0040Date: 03/27/2018Author: Hodge, Rhys S. Citation: Summary: The Superior Court did not err in finding the appellants, previously elected members of either the St. Croix Board of Elections or the St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections, to be in violation of Act No. 7892 as amended by Act No. 7982, which directed that the St. Croix Board of Elections and St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections be merged into a single board of elections. These two Acts are not inconsistent with section 6(c) of the Revised Organic Act, since Congress has directed that plural words in federal statutes also include the singular unless context requires otherwise. Moreover, Act No. 7982 cannot be reasonably interpreted to allow the St. Croix Board of Elections and St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections to continue to co-exist along with the new single board of elections. Because the Government requested the Superior Court to determine the status of the district boards and the validity of the actions taken by them after August 1, 2017, the question was a proper one for a declaratory judgment. Accordingly, the Superior Court’s May 10, 2018 judgment is affirmed.Attachment: Open Document or Opinion