Virgin Islands — At-Large District

ST. CROIX — Mary Moorhead has filed a lawsuit asking the Superior Court to order Virgin Islands election officials to place the federal delegate to Congress race on a ballot separate from territorial races in the November 3 general election. Moorhead, a longtime educator and civic advocate who serves on the Virgin Islands Board of Education, is running as an independent candidate for the Board of Elections in the general election. Moorhead, representing herself, filed the verified petition Tuesday against the Board of Elections, the Elections System of the Virgin Islands, and Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes. She is seeking a writ of mandamus, declaratory judgment, and expedited injunctive relief. The lawsuit argues that federal and Virgin Islands law require the delegate race to be conducted on a separate ballot. Moorhead cites 48 U.S.C. § 1712(a), which states that the Virgin Islands delegate “shall be elected at large, by separate ballot,” as well as Title 18, section 21(b) o…