Guam Administrative Code

§ 2101. Purpose. The rules and regulations within this chapter implement 3 GCA Chapter 16 and in so doing establish an orderly and efficient method for processing initiative, referendum and legislative submission matters.

§ 2102. Definitions. For the purpose of these Rules and Regulations: (a) “Commission” shall mean the Guam Election Commission; (b) “Director” shall mean the Executive Director of the Guam Election Commission; (c) “Initiative” means the power of the voters to propose statutes, and…

§ 2103. Initiative: Submission to Election Commission. (a) The GEC Executive Director shall mark on the front page of both the original and the copy the exact time and date of receipt of the draft. The Commission shall keep the original and return the copy to the proponent. (b) T…

§ 2104. Commission to Develop Registration and Disclosure Requirements and Form. The provisions of 4 GCA Chapter 13 and 6 GAR Chapter 4 shall apply to any person, and all individual shareholders or members of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or business, whi…

§ 2105. Initiative: Summary of Proposed Measure. (a) Within twenty-five (25) days of the submission of any initiative measure, the Commission’s legal counsel shall prepare and submit to GEC a summary of the chief purposes and points of the proposal. The summary shall not exceed o…

§ 2106. Initiative: Acceptance of Petitions for Filing. (a) The Executive Director shall determine if the petition conforms with all the requirements and any other requirements of 3 GCA Chapter 16, before accepting the petition for filing. The date of acceptance for filing shall …

§ 2107. Initiative: Preparation and Publication of Ballot Title. The Executive Director shall publish the ballot title once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation on Guam including the date of the election during which the measure will be vot…

§ 2108. Initiative: Ballot Pamphlets. (a) The Executive Director shall cause to be printed one and one-tenth (1-1/10) times as many ballot pamphlets as there are registered voters, to be available not less than thirty (30) days prior to an election in which an initiative measure …

§ 2109. Initiative: Mailing of Ballot Pamphlets. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to an election in which an initiative measure is presented to voters, the Executive Director shall cause to be mailed the ballot pamphlets as specified in 3 GCA §16512. COL 2026-06-19 4

§ 2110. Initiative: Form of Ballot. (a) Proposed initiative measures may appear on the same ballot as that of names of nominees for offices, or on a separate ballot, at the discretion of the Commission. If a measure appears on the same ballot as names of nominees for offices, the…

§ 2111. Referendum Procedure Generally. Referendum Procedure shall be governed by the provisions of the GAR applicable to initiative measures.

§ 2112. Referendum: Ballot Pamphlets. The provisions of 6 GAR § 2107 shall apply in the case of a legislative submission measure. For purposes of this Section the words “legislative submission” shall be substituted for the word “initiative” wherever it appears in 6 GAR § 2107.

§ 2113. Referendum: Mailing of Ballot Pamphlets. The provisions of 6 GAR § 2108 shall be applicable to ballot pamphlets on a legislative submission measure. For the purposes of this Section, the words “legislative submission” shall be substituted for the word “initiative” whereve…

§ 2114. Referendum: Form of Ballot. Title 6 GAR § 2109 shall govern the ballot form on a legislative submission measure. ---------- COL 2026-06-19

§ 3101. Purpose and Scope of Rules. The purpose and intent of these rules and regulations are to implement Chapter 17 of 3 GCA, as amended, cited as Election Campaign Contributions and Expenditures.

§ 3102. Contents of Report. Pursuant to 3 GCA Chapter 17, and the Administrative Adjudication Law, the Organizational Report, Election Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Report forms, and the Report for Dissolution, and accompanying instructions thereto, are herein incorpora…

§ 3103. Specific Instructions for Organizational Report and Election Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Report. (a) Name of Candidate, Committee, or Party. The name of a candidate or the official name of a committee, political party, or association should be clearly indicate…

§ 3104. Recordkeeping. All candidates and committees shall be required to keep a detailed accounting and comprehensive record of all receipts and checks issued and received, deposit slips and bank statements for the candidate, committee, or organization and shall provide the reco…

§ 3105. Amending Reports. Any candidate, committee or organization may amend a report already submitted, and the amended report will stand in lieu of the report being corrected, provided that the amended report is certified pursuant to 3 GCA § 17103.

§ 3106. Electronic Reports. All candidates and committees shall be required to submit an electronic version of each certified report in the format prescribed by the Commission.

§ 3107. Temporary Acceptance or Rejection of Reports; Opportunity to Cure Deficiencies. (a) Submission and Review. All campaign finance reports required under 3 GCA Chapter 17 shall be submitted by the deadlines prescribed in law or regulation and must contain all required inform…

§ 3108. Dissolution of Organizations. (a) When to dispose after dissolution. All candidates and committees, with the exception of political parties, shall dispose any organizational residual contributions by the twentieth (20th) day after activities cease for the campaign for whi…

§ 3109. Complaints and Investigation. (a) Investigation. The Guam Election commission may conduct investigations on the alleged violation and may subpoena any person, documents, or relevant materials pertaining to the case. (b) Appeal of Findings. The appeal of any finding made b…

§ 3110. Advisory Opinions. (a) Purpose. Any person may request a written advisory opinion from the Guam Election Commission (GEC) regarding the application or interpretation of any provision under Chapter 17 of Title 3 Guam Code Annotated or any rule adopted thereunder. Advisory …

§ 3111. Review of Reports. The Guam Election Commission shall establish a standard of review and perform its review of all campaign reports submitted by said standard. The Commission's review of each candidate, committee, and organization shall remain confidential until the compl…

§ 3112. Hearing Procedures and Timelines for Enforcement Actions. (a) Applicability. This section governs all hearings conducted by the Guam Election Commission (GEC) relating to enforcement of campaign finance laws under 3 GCA Chapter 17, including fines, deficiencies, violation…

§ 3113. Exceeding Contribution Limits. (a) Contribution Limits. No person shall make aggregate contributions in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to any one (1) candidate, candidate committee, or agent in a calendar year for a primary election, and no person shall make a…

§ 3114. Fines. Any person, corporation, organization, or association who willfully violates any provisions in 3 GCA Chapter 17 shall be fined in accordance with the schedule of fines stipulated herein. Fines shall be administered by the completion of each quarterly review and sha…

§ 3115. Procedures for Documenting Efforts to Identify Donors Prior to Escheatment. (a) Duty to Attempt Donor Identification. Before any campaign contribution may be escheated to the Government of Guam due to donor anonymity or excess contribution violations, the candidate, commi…

§ 3116. Rule Amendments. (a) Petition for Adoption of Rules. Any person may petition the Guam Election Commission requesting the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of any rule. Said petition shall be in writing and should fully state reasons and factual basis for such request. Th…

§ 4101. Authority. Pursuant to 4 GCA § 13101 and the Administrative Adjudication Law, the following rules and regulations are promulgated by the Election Commission.

§ 4102. Purpose and Scope of Rules. (a) Purpose It is the purpose of these rules to implement the provision of 4 GCA Chapter 13 cited as the “Financial Disclosure Act.” (b) Who must file. Every person who is an “official” during any portion of any calendar year must file a report…

§ 4103. Procedures for Filing and Publication. (a) Filing. In addition to the instructions accompanying reporting forms attached as appendices to these rules, reports required to be filed under 4 GCA Chapter 13 shall be governed by the following: (1) When to file. An official mus…

§ 4104. Contents of Report. Forms. Pursuant to 4 GCA § 13104 Forms FDA-1, Statement of Assets and Liabilities, FDA-2, Statement of Income, and FDA-3, Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, and accompanying instructions thereto, are herein incorporated as Appendices A, B, C and …

§ 4105. Penalties. (a) Failure to File. Any official or candidate who fails to file a report required by this Chapter, or who knowingly and willfully files a false report under this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The Guam Election Commission shall report to the Attorne…

§ 4106. Rights of Petition and Appeal. (a) Correction of Report. Correction of information contained in a report filed pursuant to the Financial Disclosure Act may be made at any time upon a finding by the Election Commission that the error is not the product of a knowing or will…

§ 7201. Authority . The Guam Energy Office (GEO) is the authority to implement and administer the Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Rebate Program in accordance with Article 9 of Chapter 3, Title 16, GCA.

§ 7202. Purpose. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to establish procedural requirements for plug-in electric vehicle rebates funded under the General Fund.

§ 7203. Same: Definitions. Terms used in these rules and regulations which are defined in Title 16 Guam Code Annotated shall have the same definition for the purpose of these rules and regulations. (a) Business shall mean a locally registered business in good standing. (b) Nonpro…

§ 7204. Same: Rebate Incentive Offered. (a) Each natural person, business, or nonprofit that purchases a qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle shall be eligible for one (1) rebate that shall be calculated as ten percent (10%) of the total base price of the qualified plug…

§7205. Same: Program, Phase-out. The rebate authorized in this Chapter is subject to a phase- out (reduction) once one hundred (100) qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle rebates have been provided beginning after October 1, 2014. The phase-out shall begin in the second …

§7206. Procedure: Application. A standard rebate application form shall be provided by GEO to the Purchaser. The Director of the GEO shall approve all applications submitted to the GEO for rebate.

§7207. Procedure: Requirement. As a condition for receiving Guam rebate funds, the applicant must comply with the requirements below. The Purchaser is responsible for reviewing program requirements prior to applying for a rebate. Eligible Purchaser(s) must meet the following requ…

§7208. Procedure: Prorate Formula. Rebate Amount Issued/36 months = Rebate Amount per month. Remaining Term x Rebate Amount per month Prorated Amount Owed.

§7209. Procedure: Exceptions. There shall be no exceptions except as provided for by law.

§7210. Severability. If any section or part of these rules and regulations is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or parts of these rules and regulations. --------------

§ 1100. General. Whereas, Chapter 8 of Title XIV, Government Code of Guam, as enacted by Public Law 9-117, provides for the issuance of rules and regulations governing the issuance of agricultural leases for government land, the following rules and regulations apply to the progra…