For the purpose of submitting an initiative measure, a referendum, or any submission by I Liheslatura (the Legislature) to the electors, the Commission may, pursuant to a call by I Maga’låhen Guåhan or I Liheslaturan Guåhan, conduct a special election dealing only with such measures, referendums, or submissions during which election a single polling place shall be designated by the Commission. The single polling place may be the offices of the Guam Election Commission, or may be any other site deemed appropriate and available to the Commission. The Commission may geographically alternate the voting site during the thirty (30)-day election period for the purpose of maximizing voter convenience; provided, that each alternate site is open for a period of at least six (6) consecutive days during the thirty (30)-day election period, and further provided, that each site be open to any registered voter in Guam who has not yet voted during the election period, regardless of the voter’s place of residence or district of registration.

Registered voters may cast their ballots on the initiative measure at any time a designated polling place is open during a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days; provided, that the first day of the thirty (30)-day election period shall be no less than ninety (90) days after the certification of the initiative measure by the Commission or the enactment of a law placing an initiative measure before the voters of Guam; and provided further, that during the thirty (30)-day election period, the designated polling place shall be open to voters every day for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive hours beginning at eight o’clock (8:00) a.m., except Sundays.

The Election Commission may not call such an election on its own initiative. Only I Liheslaturan Guåhan or I Maga’låhen Guåhan may call such an election for the purpose of having the electors vote on an initiative measure, referendum or any submission to the voters by I Liheslaturan

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Guåhan. Such election may not be held within ninety (90) days prior to any special or general election.

No counting of ballots shall commence until the termination of the thirty (30)-day election period as described in this Section. For elections as described in this Section, ballots may be counted by any reasonable methodology determined appropriate by the Commission, including manual counting; provided, that the counting of ballots shall commence no sooner than the close of the polling place on the final day of the election, and no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the last day of the thirty (30)-day election period.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 23-102:2 (June 24, 1996) as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 17212. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

§ 16215. Commission to Develop Registration and Disclosure
Requirements and Form.

The Commission shall develop the registration requirements and rules and regulations governing the information requisite for discovery of financial and shareholder or member disclosure requirements contained herein that stipulate the essential financial information of any person and all shareholders and/or members of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or business which expects to receive funds or make expenditures in an effort to directly support or put forward any initiative.

The Commission shall adopt these rules within one hundred twenty (120) days of the enactment of this Act. The Commission may revisit and amend these rules as deemed necessary by the Commission every three (3) years thereafter.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 31-283:2 (Dec. 31, 2012).