Title 3 — Elections
21 chapters · 482 sections in this title.
3 GCA § 1101 Title
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This Title shall be known and may be cited as the “Election Code.” SOURCE: GC § 2000. Codified as 3 GCA § 1101. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1102 Definitions and Rules of Construction
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Unless the provisions or the context otherwise require, these general provisions, rules and definitions shall govern the construction of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 2001. Codified as 3 GCA § 1102. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1103 Commission
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“Commission” means the Guam Election Commission (GEC). SOURCE: GC § 2002. Codified as 3 GCA § 1103. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). COL 2025-12-23
3 GCA § 1104 Elector
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“Elector” means any person who is entitled to register under § 3101, Chapter 3 of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 2003. Codified as 3 GCA § 1104. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1105 Voter
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“Voter” means any elector who is registered under the provisions of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 2004. Codified as 3 GCA § 1105, entitled “Voters.” Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1106 General Election
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“General Election” is the election held throughout Guam on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in each even numbered year. SOURCE: GC § 2005. Codified as 3 GCA § 1106, entitled “Regular General Election.” Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1107 Primary Election
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“Primary Election” means a preliminary election in which voters cast ballots to determine the candidates for specific offices as provided in this Title. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). 2012 NOTE: This section was codified from GC § 2006, entitled “General Election…
3 GCA § 1108 Local Election
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“Local Election” means a municipal, division or district election. SOURCE: GC § 2007. Codified as 3 GCA § 1108. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1109 Regular Election
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“Regular Election” means an election, the specific time for the holding of which is prescribed in this Title or in any other law. SOURCE: GC § 2008. Codified as 3 GCA § 1109. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1110 Special Election
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“Special Election” means an election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed in this Title or in any other law. SOURCE: GC § 2009. Codified as 3 GCA § 1110. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1111 Runoff Election
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“Runoff Election” means an election held subsequent to a general election pursuant to the provisions of §§ 1422 and 1712 of Title 48 of the United States Code. SOURCE: Added as § 1111 by P.L. 25-146:2 (June 12, 2000), effective 30 days from date of enactment pursuant to P.L. 25-1…
3 GCA § 1112 Recognized Political Party
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“Recognized political party” means any political party, group or organization: (a) having duly constituted leaders or officials, including a secretary; and COL 2025-12-23 (b) which shall have filed with the GEC under such uniform regulations as the Commission may prescribe, such …
3 GCA § 1113 Recognized Political Party: Rights
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(a) In addition to any other rights accorded in this Title to a political party, a recognized political party shall have the right to place on the ballot in any election and to have the names of its candidates identified thereon with the party’s name, symbol or other official des…
3 GCA § 1114 Formation of New Political Parties
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Any number of voters may organize to form a political party, which may have a place on the ballot and have the names of its candidates identified thereon with the party’s name, or other official designation, by complying with § 1112 (a) and (b); provided, however, that the party’…
3 GCA § 1115 Definition: Candidate
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A “candidate” is one who either seeks a nomination, or is proposed for a nomination by sponsors, or accepts money towards an election in accordance with the provisions of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 2013. Codified as 3 GCA § 1114. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-25…
3 GCA § 1116 Definition: Nominee
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A “nominee” is a candidate who has become entitled to a place on the ballot under the provisions of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 2015. Codified as 3 GCA § 1115. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). COL 2025-12-23
3 GCA § 1117 Definition: District
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Each “district” of Guam, as defined in Title 1 GCA § 403, shall constitute a voting district. SOURCE: GC § 2016. Codified as 3 GCA § 1116. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). Amended and renamed by P.L. 38-032:2 (July 31, 2025).
3 GCA § 1118 Definition: Vote Tabulating Device
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A “vote tabulating device” is a mechanical, electronic or electromechanical machine approved by the Commission to count cast ballots in an election on Guam. SOURCE: GC § 2017. Codified as 3 GCA § 1117. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 1119 Definition: Marking of Ballot
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A “mark” or “marking” as used in this Title with respect to indicating the voter’s choice on a ballot shall include the punching or slotting or otherwise marking of a ballot. SOURCE: GC § 2019. Codified as 3 GCA § 1118. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec…
3 GCA § 1120 Definition: Voter Verified Paper Ballot (VVPB)
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A “voter verified paper ballot (VVPB)” is a ballot printed on paper by a voting process in which a voter enters his or her voting choices into a computer and the voter’s ballot is printed in a format which is readable by the human eye. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 31-068:3 (May 24, 2011…
3 GCA § 1121 Recall of Elected Officials
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(a) The voters of Guam shall have the right of initiative, referendum, and recall to be exercised under conditions and procedures specified in the laws of Guam. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 16 of this Title, Mayors, Vice Mayors, Consolidated Commission…
3 GCA § 1122 Polling Place
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A “polling place” is the location where voting takes place on election day. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 33-148:6 (Apr. 15, 2016). COL 2025-12-23
3 GCA § 1123 Precinct
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A “precinct” is a designated area within the polling place where electors cast their votes. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 33-148:6 (Apr. 15, 2016).
3 GCA § 1124 Name
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In the case of a candidate or a nominee, the word “name” shall mean the name that appears on his/her United States Birth Certificate, United States Passport, Certificate of Naturalization, Court Ordered Name Change, Certificate of Marriage, or any identification meeting the REAL …
3 GCA § 2101 Election Commission: Composition; Removal of Members; Chairperson; Quorum
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(a) There is within, as an autonomous instrumentality and an independent commission of the government of Guam, the Election Commission. (1) The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, all of whom shall be eligible voters on the date of their appointment. I Maga’hågan/Maga’…
3 GCA § 2102 Executive Director: Appointment; Ex-officio Secretary; Compensation
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(a) The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director who shall administer the election laws of Guam and shall perform and discharge all of the powers, duties, purposes, functions and jurisdiction hereunder, or which hereafter by law may be vested in the Commission in accordance…
3 GCA § 2103 Election Commission, Duties and Responsibilities of; Audit Report; Rule-Making
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Authority. (a) The Commission shall have direct and immediate supervision over the municipal and district officials designated in accordance with the laws of Guam to perform duties relative to the conduct of elections. The Commission may suspend from the performance of said dutie…
3 GCA § 2104 Election Manual
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It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Commission to prepare an Election Manual of administrative procedures, rules, regulations and forms to be used in the conduct of elections. All manuals and publications shall be prepared pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication La…
3 GCA § 2105 Same: Provisions of Forms
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The Commission shall provide all necessary forms as described in the Election Manual for the conduct of elections. SOURCE: GC § 2053. Codified as 3 GCA § 2105. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 2106 Powers of the Commission
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(a) The Commission shall have the authority to summon the parties or any relevant witnesses to a controversy pending before it, issue subpoenas duces tecum, and otherwise to take testimony in any investigation or hearing pending before it and delegate such power to any officer. A…
3 GCA § 2107 Placement on Ballot
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(a) No person shall be placed on the ballot for election to any public office unless the Commission has determined that said person has met the qualifications and submits all required documents for the office for which that person is a candidate. (b) The name of every candidate w…
3 GCA § 2108 Chamorro Registry; Advisory Board
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It shall be the responsibility of the Election Commission to administer the Chamorro Registry with the advice of the Chamorro Registry Advisory Board. It shall also be the duty of the Commission to approve the content of informational materials issued by the Chamorro Registry Adv…
3 GCA § 2109 Guam Decolonization Registry; Advisory Board
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It shall be the responsibility of the Election Commission to administer the Guam Decolonization Registry, with the advice of the Decolonization Registry Advisory Board. It shall also be the duty of the Commission to approve the content of all materials relating to registration is…
3 GCA § 2110 Annual Budgetary Appropriations
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(a) The Executive Director of GEC shall submit an annual fiscal year budget to the Guam Election Commission for review and approval no later than January 31 of each calendar year. (b) The Guam Election Commission shall review and approve a fiscal year budget necessary to meet all…
3 GCA § 3101 Persons Entitled to Vote: Compliance with Registration Provisions
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Every person not confined to a mental institution, nor judicially declared incompetent , nor incarcerated under a sentence of imprisonment, who is a citizen of the United States over eighteen (18) years of age, or who shall have reached his or her eighteenth (18th) birthday by th…
3 GCA § 3102 Affidavit of Registration, Necessity for and Contents of
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(a) No person shall be registered as a voter, except by affidavit of registration made before an authorized registration clerk or, in the case of an absentee voter, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of this Title. (1) Before such affidavit shall be made, the person shall s…
3 GCA § 3102.1 Electronic Registration
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(a) A person who has a valid Guam driver’s license or Guam identification card may submit a voter registration application electronically on the Guam Election Commission website. (b) The applicant must attest, under penalty of perjury, to the truth of the information provided on …
3 GCA § 3103 Political Party
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Affidavits of registration shall be provided with space wherein the registrant may indicate the party to which he or she belongs or desires to belong. However, at the option of the voter this space may be left blank. SOURCE: GC § 2058. Codified as 3 GCA § 3103. Repealed and reena…
3 GCA § 3104 Times for Registration
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Fifteen (15) days prior to any election, the registration rolls shall be closed, and no further affidavits of registration shall be accepted by the Commission. SOURCE: GC § 2059. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-149:4 (June 19, 1974). Codified as 3 GCA § 3104. Amended by P.L. 18…
3 GCA § 3105 Place of Registration
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The registration of electors shall be in progress at all times at the main office of the Commission during such hours as the office is open for business until the closing of the registration rolls. Electors may also be registered at such times and places within Guam as the Commis…
3 GCA § 3106 Other Designated Places of Registration: High Schools, the Guam Community College, and
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Schools and Colleges of the University of Guam. (a) All public high schools, the Guam Community College, and schools and colleges of the University of Guam are designated as places of registration of electors. (b) Registration shall take place during the normal business hours of …
3 GCA § 3107 Transfer of Registration
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(a) The transfer of registration from one (1) precinct to another precinct shall be in progress only at those times and at those places that the registration of electors is taking place. (b) No registered voter may be transferred from one (1) village or district to another villag…
3 GCA § 3108 Application Constitutes Registration
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The application for an absentee ballot shall constitute a sufficient registration of the voter in the municipality, municipal division or district in which the voter resides; provided, that the application is received by the Commission prior to the closing of the registration rol…
3 GCA § 3109 Appointment of Registration Clerks
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The Commission shall appoint at least one (1) registration clerk for each district. SOURCE: GC § 2061. Codified as 3 GCA § 3109. Amended by P.L. 25-146:13 (June 12, 2000). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 3110 Qualifications of Registration Clerks; Term of Appointment
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(a) [Repealed.] (b) Any elector appointed as a registration clerk shall serve a limited term, which shall begin from the date of appointment until midnight on the day that is twenty-one (21) days before the next election. The Commission shall promulgate policies and procedures to…
3 GCA § 3111 Compensation of Registration Clerks
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(a) Any person who is appointed as a district registration clerk shall receive compensation at a rate set by the Commission. (b) Any employee of the government of Guam who is appointed to be a district registration clerk, and who performs such duties as a part of that person’s go…
3 GCA § 3112 Registration Clerks Empowered to Take Affidavits
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All registration clerks are empowered to take affidavits of registration, and it shall be his or her duty to register the same in an appropriate book of registration furnished by the Commission. SOURCE: GC § 2064. Codified as 3 GCA § 3112. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 …
3 GCA § 3113 Registration Clerks Not to Charge Fees
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No fees may be charged for registration or for the taking of affidavits of registration. SOURCE: GC § 2065. Codified as 3 GCA § 3113. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
3 GCA § 3114 Return of Documents by Registration Clerks
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When the registration for any election is closed, all registration clerks shall, immediately thereafter, return all affidavits of registration and all books or pads in their possession containing stubs, spoiled or unused affidavit blanks to the Commission, which shall as soon the…
3 GCA § 3115 Reports to Attorney General
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Within five (5) days after the close of registration, the Commission shall report to the Attorney General of Guam, under oath, the name(s) of the registration clerk or clerks who have not complied with the provisions of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 2068. Codified as 3 GCA § 3116. Rep…