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Terms Used In 3 Guam Code Ann. § 11134

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The Commission shall be responsible for the preservation of all the ballots cast and all rosters and certificates delivered to it by the precinct boards for a period of five (5) years after the date of the election. The Commission shall be required to produce such ballots upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, and shall obtain a receipt for any release from its custody.

SOURCE: GC § 2545. Repealed and reenacted by 11-209:27 (Dec. 22, 1972) as GC