You can vote by absentee ballot if you fall into one of the following categories:

• Member of the Armed Forces and Spouse or dependent.
• A student residing outside the Territory.
• An officer or employee of the Government of the V.I. or Government of the U.S.
• Unable to appear because of illness or physical disability (permanent or temporary).
• A patient in a hospital, nursing home or home for the aged.
• Absent from district because of accompanying a spouse, parent or child who would be entitled to apply for the right to vote by absentee ballot.
• Detained in jail awaiting action by a grand jury or trial, or has been confined in prison after a conviction for an offense other than a felony.
• Any person who has not been out of the election district for more than 90 days prior to the date of the election for which absentee status is sought.