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A two-part referendum was held in Guam on 4 August 1979. A proposed new constitution was rejected by 82% of voters, whilst a law introducing the death penalty was rejected by 53% of voters. [ 1 ] In August 1987 a referendum was held on another proposed constitution, with each chapter voted on separately.
Following the approval of the draft Constitution by President Jimmy Carter and the U.S. Congress, Senator Carmen A. Kasperbauer introduced Guam Public Law 15–23, which postponed the referendum on the draft Constitution until August 4, 1979. [5] Eighty-two percent of those who voted in the 1979 referendum voted to reject the constitution. [4]
The first Guam Constitutional Convention was funded by the 10th Guam Legislature and met from June 1, 1969, through June 29, 1970, with 43 elected delegates. The second Guam Constitutional Convention was convened on July 1, 1977, to create a constitution for Guam that would redefine the island's relationship with the US rather than merely ...
The Guam Legislature, I Liheslaturan Guåhan, is a unicameral body consisting of 15 senators. Senators are elected at-large to serve two-year terms without term limits. The current 37th Guam Legislature (2022–present) has a 8–6 Democratic majority (one vacancy) led by Speaker Therese M. Terlaje. [2]
[82] [83] Since 1972, Guam has been able to send a non-voting delegate to the US House of Representatives. [84] Likewise, US citizens who live in Guam lose the right to vote in federal elections, as the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act applies only to citizens who live outside the jurisdiction of the United States.
25th Guam Legislature: 26th Guam Legislature: 27th Guam Legislature: Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (1955–2014) January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2005 Democratic: 28th Guam Legislature: Mark Forbes (b. 1954) January 3, 2005 – March 7, 2008 Republican: 29th Guam Legislature: 29th Guam Legislature: Judith T. Won Pat (b. 1949) March 7, 2008 ...
A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 30 January 1982. [1] Although the option of becoming a US commonwealth received the most votes, it did not achieve a majority. As a result, a second referendum was held in September with only two options. [1] [2]
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