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Terms Used In 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9119

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
(a) The precinct board shall immediately examine on oath the challenged individual and his or her witnesses, if any, together with the voter who called the challenge and his or her witnesses, if any. The precinct board may give the voter challenged and the voter who offered the challenge time to present witnesses wherever possible, but in no event shall such time be granted so as to prevent the precinct board from rendering a decision prior to the time for closing the polls.

(b) The voter or the challenger may appeal the decision of the precinct board to the Commission. The Commission shall, as soon as possible, hear the appeal and shall examine the oaths of the voter and the challenger and hear the witnesses, if any. The Commission shall make its decision prior to the time for the closing of the polls.

(c) Either the voter or the challenger may appeal the decision of the
Commission to the Superior Court.

SOURCE: GC § 2369. Codified as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9120. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

2016 NOTE: Subsection designations were added to adhere to the Compiler’s codification and alpha-numeric schemes pursuant to authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

2012 NOTE: This section was originally codified from GC § 2368, entitled “”Grounds for challenge.”” Reenacted as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9118 by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

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