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GuamBill No. 54-38 (COR)38th Guam Legislature (2025-2026)legislature
AN ACT TO AMEND § 1117 AND ADD § 1124 OF CHAPTER 1, TITLE 3, AND AMEND §§ 3105 AND 3110 OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 3, AND AMEND § 14105 OF CHAPTER 14, TITLE 3, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO UPDATING GUAM’S ELECTION LAWS AND IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION, ELECTION PROCEDURES, AND BALLOT HANDLING.
Sponsored By: Telo T. Taitague (Republican)
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Easier voter sign-ups and clerk terms
Voter registration stays open at the Guam Election Commission main office during business hours until the rolls close. The Commission may offer registration at other places and times across Guam until 15 days before an election. Appointed registration clerks serve from appointment until midnight 45 days before the next general election. The Commission may set different terms for special or non-general elections.
Candidates must use legal ID name
A candidate’s official name must match a key ID, such as a U.S. birth certificate, passport, naturalization paper, court name change, marriage certificate, or a REAL ID compliant state ID. Election officials use that name on filings and ballots.
Guam voting districts standardized for elections
Each district named in Title 1 § 403 is a voting district for all Guam elections. Election officials must use those district boundaries.
Easier to fix provisional ballots
Election officials must count provisional votes within 15 days after any election. If you voted in the wrong precinct, they count the races you were eligible for. If your provisional ballot is missing ID or a signature, you get 7 days to fix it after they notify you. If you do not fix it in 7 days, the ballot is spoiled and not counted. If you were denied a regular ballot because your registration was incomplete, your provisional ballot can complete your registration and will be counted if your application is validated within 15 days; you are registered as of your original application date. Officials must register eligible provisional voters using information on the provisional envelope when the requirements in §§ 3102 and 14104(j) are met.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Telo T. Taitague
Republican • legislature
Cosponsors
Chris “Malafunkshun” Barnett
Democrat • legislature
Shelly V. Calvo
Republican • legislature
Therese M. Terlaje
Democrat • legislature
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 7/31/2025
Veto Override Vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/3/2025
Floor Vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Referred to committee
2/10/2025legislatureIntroduced as Bill No. 54-38 (COR)
2/10/2025legislatureEnacted into law
GovernorTransmitted to Governor
legislatureCommittee report filed
legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
2/10/2025
Committee Report
Enrolled (Public Law)
Transmittal
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