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(a) The Guam Election Commission shall conduct a ‘Political Status Plebiscite’, at which the following question, which shall be printed in both English and Chamorro, shall be asked of the eligible voters:

In recognition of your right to self-determination, which of the following political status options do you favor? (Mark ONLY ONE):

1. Independence ( )

2. Free Association with the United States of America ( )

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CH. 21 COMMISSION ON DECOLONIZATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXERCISE OF CHAMORRO SELF DETERMINATION

3. Statehood ( ).

Persons eligible to vote shall include those persons designated as Native Inhabitants of Guam, as defined within this Chapter of the Guam Code Annotated, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older on the date of the ‘Political Status Plebiscite’ and are registered voters on Guam.

The ‘Political Status Plebiscite’ mandated in Subsection (a) of this Section shall be held on a date of the General Election at which seventy percent (70%) of eligible voters, pursuant to this Chapter, have been registered as determined by the Guam Election Commission.

SOURCE: Repealed/reenacted by P.L. 25-106:11. Amended by P.L. 25-146:65. R/R by P.L. 25-148:7. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 27-106:VI:23 which mistakenly identified the section as § 21110.