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The words and phrases in this Chapter shall, unless the same is inconsistent with the context, be construed as follows:

(a) Commission means the Election Commission.

(b) Election means a general election as distinguished from a primary election or a special election.

(c) Election officials mean those members of a precinct board serving as outlined in § 4104, Chapter 4 of this Title.

(d) Office means an elected public office.

(e) Party means an association of voters united for the purpose of promoting a common political policy, which maintains a general organization throughout Guam, including a regularly constituted central committee and precinct committee, and as further defined in § 1112, Chapter 1 of this Title.
(f) Precinct means a district as defined in Title 1 Guam Code Ann. § 403. (g) Primary means a preliminary election in which voters
cast ballots to determine the candidates for specific offices, as
provided for in this Title.

(h) Primary ballot means a party ballot or a non-party ballot or a non-partisan ballot used at a primary.

SOURCE: GC § 2900. Added by P.L. 10-151 (June 24, 1970). Codified as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 16101. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-
255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

2012 NOTE: This section was originally codified from GC § 2800, entitled “”Recognized political party—national convention.”” Codified as 3
GCA § 15101. Repealed by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).