Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 6208 Voting Procedures
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6208. Voting Procedures. (a) The Commission shall distribute to each polling place a list of the eligible voters for that polling place. Not less than 15 days before the day of election, a copy of the list shall be posted at the office …
1 CMC § 6209 Absentee Voting
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6209. Absentee Voting. (a) Subject to the procedures set forth in this chapter, any registered voter at any election may request and cast an absentee ballot with the Commission. The Commission shall compile and keep immediately current …
1 CMC § 6210 Absentee Voting: Sick or Disabled Voters
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6210. Absentee Voting: Sick or Disabled Voters. If a registered voter at any election is confined to a home or hospital due to illness or physical disability and unable to go to the polls, that voter nevertheless may vote in accordance …
1 CMC § 6211 Absentee Voting: Absence from the District in Which Voter is Registered
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6211. Absentee Voting: Absence from the District in Which Voter is Registered. (a) Any registered voter of the Commonwealth may, as provided in this part and subject to the conditions of this section, may vote at any election by absente…
1 CMC § 6212 Absentee Voting: Marking and Mailing Ballots
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6212. Absentee Voting: Marking and Mailing Ballots. (a) The Commission shall provide to any registered voter entitled to vote by absentee ballot and who applied for one, an official ballot, a ballot envelope, an affidavit prescribed by …
1 CMC § 6213 Absentee Voting: Counting Ballots
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6213. Absentee Voting: Counting Ballots. (a) To be eligible to be counted, an absentee ballot shall be received by the Commission not later than the date of election; provided that in the case of a runoff election an absentee ballot sha…
1 CMC § 6214 Voting in Another Polling Place. [Repealed]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6214. Voting in Another Polling Place [Repealed]. Source: PL 12-18, § 2 (6214), modified; subsection (d) was added by PL 16-38, § 4; repealed by PL 17-11 § 10 (August 12, 2010). Commission Comment: Section 6214 is similar to the former …
1 CMC § 6215 Challenge by Voters; Grounds; Procedure
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6215. Challenge by Voters; Grounds; Procedure. (a) Challenge prior to election day. Any registered voter may challenge the right of a person to be or to remain registered as a voter in any district. The challenge shall be made in writin…
1 CMC § 6216 Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot/Federal Postcard Application
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6216. Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot / Federal Postcard Application. In lieu of using an absentee registration form, any overseas uniformed services voter, or person who is a spouse or dependent of such person, and any person who temp…
1 CMC § 6217 Early Voting: Criteria for Early Voting
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6217. Early Voting: Criteria for Early Voting. (a) Any registered voter of the Commonwealth may vote early at any election if he/she will be prevented from personally going to the polls and voting on election day because of: (1) The con…
1 CMC § 6218 Early Voting: Photo Identification
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6218. Early Voting: Photo Identification. (a) Each voter shall be required to show photo identification at the poll in order to receive a ballot; if the voter does not have or refuses to produce photo identification, the voter shall fil…
1 CMC § 6219 Early Voting: Ballot Box
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6219. Early Voting: Ballot Box. (a) During the period of early voting, the keys to the ballot box used at each early voting polling place will be kept at the Office of the Public Auditor in Saipan. (b) During the period of early voting,…
1 CMC § 6220 Early Voting: Issuance of Ballots; Voting Booths
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6220. Early Voting: Issuance of Ballots; Voting Booths. (a) If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter in person, the Commission shall issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. The ballot must be voted on the premises …
1 CMC § 6221 Early Voting: Permanent Polling Places for Early Voting
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6221. Early Voting: Permanent Polling Places for Early Voting. (a) The Commission may establish permanent polling places for early voting by personal appearance at locations throughout the Commonwealth. Any person entitled to vote early…
1 CMC § 6222 Early Voting: Period for Early Voting; Hours
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6222. Early Voting: Period for Early Voting; Hours. (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 7th day preceding an election and extends through the last day before election day; provided that the period for early…
1 CMC § 6223 Temporary Branch Polling Places
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6223. Temporary Branch Polling Places. (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early voting, the Commission may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting. (b) Voting at a temporary branch polling place may be co…
1 CMC § 6224 Schedule of Locations and Times for Early Voting
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6224. Schedule of Locations and Times for Early Voting. (a) The Commission shall publish during the week before the period for early voting and at least once each week during the period for early voting in a newspaper of general circula…
1 CMC § 6921 Northern Marianas Descent Registry (NMDR)
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6921. Northern Marianas Descent Registry (NMDR). There is hereby established within the Office of the Commonwealth Election Commission a Northern Marianas Descent Registry (NMDR) for the purpose of maintaining official listings and reco…
1 CMC § 6922 Official Northern Marianas Descent Identification Card (ONMDIC)
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6922. Official Northern Marianas Descent Identification Card (ONMDIC). CEC shall design the Official Northern Marianas Descent Identification Card (ONMDIC), which shall be approved by the Governor, the Presiding Officers of the Legislat…
1 CMC § 6923 Registration
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6923. Registration. Upon this chapter becoming law and in accordance with this chapter, the Commonwealth Election Commission shall begin the registration of persons of Northern Marianas descent in all the villages on Saipan, the islands…
1 CMC § 6924 Rules & Regulations
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6924. Rules & Regulations. CEC may promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter. Source: PL 17-40 § 5 (April 21, 2011), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission replaced “this Ac…
1 CMC § 7201 Preparation of Proposed Annual Budget
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7201. Preparation of Proposed Annual Budget. (a) (1) No later than six months before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Governor shall prepare and submit to the legislature a balanced budget for review as requ…
1 CMC § 7202 Content of Proposed Annual Budget
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7202. Content of Proposed Annual Budget. The proposed annual budget for each fiscal year shall contain: (a) A detailed, current estimate of the total anticipated financial resources of the Commonwealth for the fis…
1 CMC § 7203 Budget Requirements
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7203. Budget Requirements. (a) The Governor’s proposed annual budget for each fiscal year shall be a balanced budget. (b) The financial reporting and accounting system of the Commonwealth shall be in accordance wi…
1 CMC § 7204 Approval of Annual Budget
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7204. Approval of Annual Budget. (a) The legislature shall act on the proposed annual budget, after establishing the limits of expenditure pursuant to 1 CMC § 7201(d) by enacting annual appropriation acts, which s…
1 CMC § 7205 Budget Timetable; Penalties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7205. Budget Timetable; Penalties. (a) The following timetable shall be observed with respect to submission of the Governor’s proposed annual budget and consideration of the budget prior to the beginning of each f…
1 CMC § 7206 Budget Preparation
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7206. Budget Preparation. (a) Each government corporation as defined by 1 CMC § 7103(n), autonomous agency, and regulatory agency shall prepare annually a businesstype budget program which shall be submitted to th…
1 CMC § 7207 Court Orders
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7207. Court Orders. (a) Except for funds appropriated for settlements and awards, no court may require the disbursement of funds from the Commonwealth Treasury or order the reprogramming of funds in order to provi…
1 CMC § 7208 Communications to Federal Government
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7208. Communications to Federal Government. The Governor shall transmit promptly to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the Washington Representative a summary or copy of any official submis…
1 CMC § 7209 Review of Expenditures
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7209. Review of Expenditures. No later than three months after the end of a fiscal year, the Governor shall submit to the legislature an itemized comparison of amounts appropriated and amounts obligated and expend…
1 CMC § 7821 Centralization of Auditing Services
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7821. Centralization of Auditing Services. The office of the Public Auditor shall conduct or supervise all audits required for or sought by a Commonwealth agency. Source: PL 3-91, § 206.
1 CMC § 7822 Audit Standards
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7822. Audit Standards. (a) The audit standards shall be consistent with the provisions of this part and with generally accepted auditing standards. The audit standards shall incorporate the Standards for Audit of …
1 CMC § 7823 Audit Procedures and Requirements
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7823. Audit Procedures and Requirements. (a) At the conclusion of the audit, the Public Auditor or a designee shall discuss the audit with the officials whose agency, grant, contract, or activity is subject to aud…
1 CMC § 8121 Office of Personnel Management
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8121. Office of Personnel Management. There is in the Civil Service Commission an Office of Personnel Management, to be headed by a Director of Personnel appointed by the Commission. The Office of Personnel Management shall impl…
1 CMC § 8122 Director of Personnel
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8122. Director of Personnel. The Director of Personnel shall direct and supervise all the administrative and technical activities of the Office of Personnel Management. The Director of Personnel may be removed by the Civil Servi…
1 CMC § 8123 Director of Personnel: Qualifications
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8123. Director of Personnel: Qualifications. The Director of Personnel shall have a minimum of five years work experience in personnel administration, and shall subscribe to the principles of the merit system. Source: PL 1-9, § …
1 CMC § 8124 Director of Personnel: Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8124. Director of Personnel: Duties. The Director of Personnel has the following powers and duties: (a) To serve as the principal adviser to the Governor and his staff on all matters concerning personnel administration; (b) To a…
1 CMC § 8125 Personnel Management Functions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8125. Personnel Management Functions. Boards, commissions, public corporations, the Legislative and Judicial Branches (for their administrative staffs), and other autonomous agencies subject to the jurisdiction of the Civil Serv…
1 CMC § 8221 Housing for Officials: Purpose
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8221. Housing for Officials: Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide government housing for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonweal…
1 CMC § 8222 Housing for Officials: Authorization
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8222. Housing for Officials: Authorization. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are authorized to obtain…
1 CMC § 8223 Housing for Officials: Consultation and Approval
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8223. Housing for Officials: Consultation and Approval. The Personnel Officer shall consult with the offices of the officials named under 1 CMC §§ 8221 and 8222 and obtain their approval as to which government houses serve their…
1 CMC § 8226 [Removed.]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8226. [Removed.]
1 CMC § 8227 Housing Allowance
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8227. Housing Allowance. (a) A housing allowance shall not be paid to any government employee or official, or spouse of a government official who holds title to real property or has a lease in real property longer than 10 years,…
1 CMC § 8228 Housing Allowance Policy for Recruitment Outside of the CNMI
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8228. Housing Allowance Policy for Recruitment Outside of the CNMI. (a) Regulations in effect on August 1, 2005 on housing allowance or housing benefit for employees who are recruited from outside the Commonwealth shall remain i…
1 CMC § 8321 Election of Membership Class
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8321. Election of Membership Class. All class II members shall have the option of transferring to class I membership. (a) Exercise of the option to transfer membership shall be made on forms to be provided by the board. (b) Exer…
1 CMC § 8322 Fund Membership: Ineligible Persons
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8322. Fund Membership: Ineligible Persons. The following employees are not eligible for membership: (a) Persons whose services are compensated on a fee basis. (b) Independent contractors. (c) Persons whose employment is for a sp…
1 CMC § 8323 Prior Service Credit for Class I Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8323. Prior Service Credit for Class I Members. [Repealed] Source: PL 6-17, ch. 2, § 8323; amended by PL 6-41, § 3; PL 8-39, § 1; repealed by PL 13-60, § 3. Commission Comment: PL 13-60 was enacted on December 5, 2003 and contai…
1 CMC § 8324 Requirements for Credit for Prior Service for Class I Members. [Repealed by PL 13-60.]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8324. Requirements for Credit for Prior Service for Class I Members. [Repealed] Source: PL 6-17, ch. 2, § 8324; amended by PL 6-41, § 4; PL 8-39, § 2; PL 9-25, § 512; repealed by PL 13-60, § 3. Commission Comment: PL 9-25, which…
1 CMC § 8325 Prior Service Credit for Class II Members. [Repealed by PL 13-60.]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8325. Prior Service Credit for Class II Members. [Repealed] Source: PL 6-17, ch. 2, § 8325; amended by PL 6-41, § 5; PL 8-39, § 3; repealed by PL 13-60, § 3. Commission Comment: PL 13-60 was enacted on December 5, 2003 and conta…
1 CMC § 8326 Requirements for Credit for Prior Service for Class II Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8326. Requirements for Credit for Prior Service for Class II Members. [Repealed] Source: PL 6-17, ch. 2, § 8326; amended by PL 8-39, § 4; PL 9-25, § 512; repealed by PL 13-60, § 3. Commission Comment: PL 9-25, which took effect …