About DahVote
DahVote.com is an independent civic resource for U.S. Virgin Islands residents. It is built and maintained by Brian Louden.
Why this exists
The U.S. Virgin Islands government does not maintain a reliable, centralized, up-to-date public directory of its own officials. Government websites are inconsistent. Contact information is frequently outdated. Organizational charts, when they exist, may not reflect current personnel. For a resident trying to reach the right person at the right agency, the process can be unnecessarily difficult.
DahVote was created to fill that gap — not as a replacement for official government resources, but as a verified, organized, and transparent supplement to them. When the government’s own information is current and accessible, DahVote links directly to it. When it isn’t, DahVote does the verification work and publishes what it can confirm.
The voter resources side of the site exists for the same reason. USVI elections have their own rules, their own calendar, and their own structure that differs from elections on the mainland. Residents deserve a clear, plain-language guide to how their elections work, what’s on their ballot, and how to participate.
Who is Brian Louden
Brian Louden is a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands community. He covers the territory through VI Update, his USVI news coverage, and through Good Day, Last Week by Brian Louden — a regular civic briefing focused on what happened in the territory and why it matters. The name plays off the local greeting; the rest is just the news.
DahVote is an extension of that coverage. Where VI Update and Good Day, Last Week report on what’s happening, DahVote provides the reference layer underneath — the directory, the contacts, the election information, the verified records that make it easier to follow and participate in civic life here.
Editorial independence
DahVote is editorially independent. It is not affiliated with any government agency, political party, candidate, or campaign. It receives no government funding. Its editorial standards — neutrality, transparency, source documentation — are described in detail on the Methodology page.
How to reach us
To report an error, submit a correction, or ask a question about any record on this site, use the Submit a Correction page or email corrections@dahvote.com. All corrections require a source.