Title 5, Government Operations

(a) No person shall be listed upon the ballot as a candidate for election as a delegate to the Convention nor certified by the Election Commission as having been elected unless not later than March 19, 1977: (1) The person desiring to be a candidate shall file with the Election C…

The Election Commission shall register voters for the election of April 16 through February 28, 1977, provided, however, that those persons who voted on November 2, 1976 need not re-register. In order to facilitate the registration of voters the Election Commission is authorized …

No later than March 3, 1977, the Election Commission shall determine and announce the number of delegates to be elected from each municipal district. Its apportionment shall be based upon the number of persons registered as voters as of February 28, 1977. SOURCE: GC § 15200.6 add…

Immediately after the tabulation of the election returns for the election of April 16, 1977, the Election Commission shall determine the persons who have been elected to office and announce those results. After announcing the results of the election the Election Commission shall …

The Speaker of the Guam Legislature, acting as a temporary presiding officer, shall convene the organizational meeting of the Convention at 10:00 a.m., May 4, 1977, in the Session Hall of the Guam Legislature. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, after receiving and ve…

It shall be the duty of the delegates to the Convention to draft a Constitution for the people of Guam pursuant to the provisions of U.S. P.L. 94-584. SOURCE: GC § 15200.9 added by P.L. 13-202:1.

Not including the organizational meetings of the Convention, the Convention shall meet for not more than one hundred twenty (120) sessions days, and in no event shall the Convention continue beyond October 31, 1977, provided, however, the Convention may reserve three (3) session …

The Convention shall submit to the Governor a proposed Constitution for Guam on or before December 31, 1977 which shall comply with the requirements set forth in § 42110. SOURCE: GC § 15200.11 added by P.L. 13-202:1.

The Convention shall have the power to employ its own staff without conformity to the Civil Service system of the Government. It may engage consultants to assist it in its studies and in the preparation of its report. The Executive and Judicial branches are authorized to permit e…

In the event a vacancy shall occur among the delegates during the course of the Convention, the Convention shall formally notify the Election Commission of this fact. The Election Commission shall then refer to the results of the April 16 election and certify as a replacement del…

The proposed constitution as so approved and modified by the Congress shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Guam for acceptance or rejection during an island-wide referendum to be held on August 4, 1979. COL7222015 SOURCE: GC § 15200.14 added by P.L. 13-202:1; amended by …

The Election Commission shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to conduct the referendum and implement its purpose. By such rules and regulations, the Election Commission may elect to forego mechanical tabulation and establish a procedure for final, official manual …

Not later than ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Act, the Governor of Guam shall transmit a copy of this Act to the Secretary of State for transmittal to the United Nations. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 13-202:5. --------- COL7222015