Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 6325 Party Nominations: Filing Fee
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6325. Party Nominations: Filing Fee. Each petition for a political party candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be accompanied by payment to the Commission of a five-hundred dollar ($500.00) filing fee. Source: PL 12-18, § …
1 CMC § 6331 Independent Nominations: Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6331. Independent Nominations: Governor and Lieutenant Governor. (a) The nomination of independent candidates is made by petition designating the persons seeking the nomination for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be an independent t…
1 CMC § 6332 Independent Nominations: Failure to Comply With Act
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6332. Independent Nominations: Failure to Comply With Act. The Commission may refuse to accept for filing any petition that, on its face, fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sections. Source: Repealed and reenacted by…
1 CMC § 6333 Independent Nominations: Failure of Commission to Act
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6333. Independent Nominations: Failure of Commission to Act. If the Commission does not affirmatively take action to deny certification to an independent candidate within forty-five (45) days, prior to the election day, the candidate sh…
1 CMC § 6334 Independent Nominations: Filing Fee
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6334. Independent Nominations: Filing Fee. Each petition for an independent candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be accompanied by payment to the Commission of a five-hundred dollar ($500.00) filing fee. Source: Repealed …
1 CMC § 6341 Nominations – Delegate to the United States House of Representatives
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6341. Nominations – Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. The nomination of candidates for Delegate to the United States House of Representatives is made by petition of any political party or any independent candidate.…
1 CMC § 6342 Nominations: Senators and Representatives
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6342. Nominations: Senators and Representatives. Political parties shall nominate their candidates for senator or representative in the manner prescribed in their party rules and regulations and according to the provisions of this Chapt…
1 CMC § 6343 Nominations: Senators and Representatives: Procedures
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6343. Nominations: Senators and Representatives: Procedures. Procedures for political party nominations and for independent nominations for Governor and Lieutenant Governor set forth in Articles 2 and 3 of this Chapter shall apply with …
1 CMC § 6344 Nominations: Mayor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6344. Nominations: Mayor. (a) Candidates for mayor shall be nominated by petition designating the person seeking nomination and the office sought, containing the signatures, printed names, residences, and mailing addresses of a number o…
1 CMC § 6345 Nominations: Municipal Councils and Board of Education
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6345. Nominations: Municipal Councils and Board of Education. (a) Candidates for Municipal Council and Board of Education shall be nominated by petition designating the person seeking nomination and the office sought, containing the sig…
1 CMC § 6346 Nominations: Attorney General
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6346. Nominations: Attorney General. (a) Candidates for Attorney General shall be nominated by petition designating the person seeking nomination and the office sought, containing the signatures, printed names, residences and mailing ad…
1 CMC § 6351 Amendments to the NMI Constitution and Referendums
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6351. Amendments to the NMI Constitution and Referendums. All proposal for amendments to the NMI Constitution pursuant to Article 18 of the NMI Constitution, and all issues of referendum proposed for submission to the voters, shall be c…
1 CMC § 6360 Qualifications
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6360. Qualifications. To be eligible for the office of Delegate a person shall: (a) Be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election; (b) Have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to the date of the …
1 CMC § 6361 Nominations
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6361. Nominations. The nomination of candidates for the office of Delegate shall be made by the petition of any political party or by any independent candidate, and shall be made according to the procedures for political parties and ind…
1 CMC § 6362 Election
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6362. Election. (a) The Delegate shall be elected by the people qualified to vote for the popularly elected officials of the Commonwealth of the Northern Islands. (b) The election of Delegate shall be conducted at the general election o…
1 CMC § 6363 Term
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6363. Term. The term of the Delegate shall commence on the 3rd day of January following the date of election and shall expire upon the subsequent date of commencement of term two years thereafter. Source: PL 16-13, § 2(6363).
1 CMC § 6364 Vacancy
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6364. Vacancy. In the case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Delegate, the office shall remain vacant until a successor is elected and qualified. Source: PL 16-13, § 2(6364).
1 CMC § 6365 Special Election
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6365. Special Election. (a) In the case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Delegate, the Governor shall call for a special election to be held within 90 days of the date of the call for election; provided that in the event that a v…
1 CMC § 6366 Procedures
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6366. Procedures. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, the conduct of the election of Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives shall be according to procedures set forth in this division. Source: PL 16-13, § 2(6366).
1 CMC § 6367 Authorization for Reprogramming
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6367. Authorization for Reprogramming. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Governor shall reprogram the sum of $60,000 from the Office of the Resident Representative's Account to the Commonwealth Election Commissio…
1 CMC § 6368 Conflict of Law
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6368. Conflict of Law. Any conflict between this article and federal law shall be resolved in favor of the federal law. Source: PL 16-13, § 2(6368).
1 CMC § 6369 Reserved
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6369. Reserved. Source: PL 16-13, § 2 (6369).
1 CMC § 6370 Reserved
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6370. Reserved. Source: PL 16-13, § 2 (6370).
1 CMC § 6930 Functions and Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6930. Functions and Duties. The Mayor-elect shall be staffed by such temporary employees as are appointed by the Mayor-elect. The office shall work together with the incumbent Mayor or designee and the current officials to provide for t…
1 CMC § 6931 Access to Information
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6931. Access to Information. To further cooperation, the head of each department, office, gaming commission excluding the Commonwealth Lottery Commission, instrumentality, or other entity of the Office of the Mayor shall upon request: (…
1 CMC § 6932 Employees
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6932. Employees. The Mayor-elect may engage the services of private firms, experts, consultants, and other professionals and may employ such staff as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. No person employed under this sec…
1 CMC § 6933 Committee on Transition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6933. Committee on Transition. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the duties of the Mayor-elect, the Mayorelect may establish a committee on transition, the member of which shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor-e…
1 CMC § 6934 Facilities
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6934. Facilities. The incumbent Mayor or designee shall provide, upon request, to the Mayorelect for use in connection with the preparation for the assumption of official duties as Mayor, necessary services and facilities, including sui…
1 CMC § 6935 Inauguration Ceremonies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6935. Inauguration Ceremonies. The Mayor-elect shall provide for the inauguration of the new Mayor in appropriate ceremonies. Source: PL 19-11 § 3(106) (Oct. 15, 2015).
1 CMC § 6936 Termination of Activities
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6936. Termination of Activities. The Mayor-elect shall cease operations upon the inauguration of the new Mayor; provided, that the staff shall prepare and submit a financial summary and activities report to the Mayor and the legislature…
1 CMC § 6937 Appropriations and Reprogramming
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6937. Appropriations and Reprogramming. The Mayor shall include in his/her budget submission to the legislature, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, an identified appropriation for use under this chapte…
1 CMC § 6938 Fixed Assets and Capital Goods of the Office of the Mayor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6938. Fixed Assets and Capital Goods of the Office of the Mayor. All fixed assets and capital goods situated in Office of the Mayor, listed in the inventory as provided under 1 CMC § 6931(d), shall not be transferred out of the office. …
1 CMC § 6939 Penalty
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6939. Penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person found by a court to be guilty of knowingly violating any of the provisions of this chapter or furnishing false, misleading or incomplete information to …
1 CMC § 7301 Expenditure Authority for Capital Improvement Projects
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7301. Expenditure Authority for Capital Improvement Projects. (a) No public officer or other person shall allot, obligate, or expend funds for capital improvement projects which require funding out of the guarante…
1 CMC § 7302 Capital Improvement Project Reprogramming Authority
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7302. Capital Improvement Project Reprogramming Authority. (a) The Governor may reprogram unobligated funds appropriated for capital improvement projects only after a reprogramming request has been approved pursua…
1 CMC § 7831 Authorization for Funding by Commonwealth Agencies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7831 § 7831. Authorization for Funding By Commonwealth Agencies. (a) The Director of Finance shall withhold one percent of all locally generated funds appropriated by Commonwealth law for all Commonwealth governme…
1 CMC § 7832 Authorization to Accept Funds for Audits for Federal Agencies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7832. Authorization to Accept Funds for Audits for Federal Agencies. (a) The Public Auditor may enter into agreements or contracts for the federal government, federal agencies, or Commonwealth agencies, acting in …
1 CMC § 7833 Budget
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7833. Budget. The Public Auditor shall advise the coordinating group of his annual budget at least 30 days before the date specified by the Governor for transmittal of the budget to the Office of Planning and Budg…
1 CMC § 8131 Civil Service System: Applicability; Exemptions
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§ 8131 TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8131. Civil Service System: Applicability; Exemptions. (a) Except as provided in this section the Civil Service System shall apply to all employees of and positions in the departments and agencies of the executive branch …
1 CMC § 8132 Civil Service System: Classification
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8132. Civil Service System: Classification. Class titles shall be used to designate positions in all official records, documents, vouchers, and communications; and no person shall be appointed to or be employed in a position in …
1 CMC § 8133 Civil Service System: Position Classification Plan
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8133. Civil Service System: Position Classification Plan. All positions in the civil service shall be classified within a position classification plan, and all persons holding such positions shall be compensated as provided by l…
1 CMC § 8134 Exemptions from Classification
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8134. Exemptions from Classification. The Commission may exempt positions from the classification system as it deems appropriate to meet the needs of the Commonwealth. Source: PL 1-9, § 6; repealed and reenacted by PL 17-80 § 3 …
1 CMC § 8135 FTE Vacancies. [Repealed]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8135. FTE Vacancies. [repealed] Source: PL 5-31, § 413; repealed by PL 17-80 § 3 (August 31, 2012).
1 CMC § 8231 Utility Payments: Responsibility for Utility Charges
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8231. Utility Payments: Responsibility for Utility Charges. After September 30, 1977, occupants of houses owned or leased for employees by the Commonwealth government or the Trust Territory government in the Northern Mariana Isl…
1 CMC § 8232 Utility Payments: Nonapplicability to Preexisting Employment Contracts
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8232. Utility Payments: Nonapplicability to Preexisting Employment Contracts. The provisions of 1 CMC § 8231 shall not apply to any occupant who is guaranteed free electrical power or free water by virtue of any contract of empl…
1 CMC § 8233 Utility Payments: Responsibility of Trust Territory
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8233. Utility Payments: Responsibility of Trust Territory. If the Trust Territory government continues to provide free electrical power (up to 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month) or free water to their contract employees or to Unite…
1 CMC § 8341 Normal Retirement Benefits for Class I Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8341. Normal Retirement Benefits for Class I Members. Any class I member who is at least 62 years of age and who has 10 years of contributing membership service from May 7, 1989, may retire on a service retirement annuity upon w…
1 CMC § 8342 Early Retirement Benefits for Class I Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8342. Early Retirement Benefits for Class I Members. Any class I member who has attained 52 years of age and has a minimum of 10 years of membership service, or any member who has achieved a minimum of 25 years of membership ser…
1 CMC § 8343 Retirement: Class II Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8343. Retirement: Class II Members. (a) Any class II member who is at least 60 years of age may retire on a service retirement annuity upon written application to the board. (b) Any class II member who has 25 years of membership…
1 CMC § 8344 Retirement Annuity for Class II Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8344. Retirement Annuity for Class II Members. A class II member retirement annuity shall be calculated as follows: (a) An amount equal to two percent of average annual salary for each of the first ten years of membership servic…