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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, candidates for I Liheslaturan Guåhan, offices of I Maga’låhen/Maga’hågan Guåhan [Governor] and I Sigundo Maga’låhen/Maga’hågan Guåhan [Lieutenant Governor], Washington Representative, Mayor and Vice Mayor, the Public Auditor and the Attorney General shall file their nomination petition papers and all other required documents with the Commission no earlier than one hundred sixty (160) days before the primary election, and no later than ninety (90) days before the primary election.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, candidates for the Guam Education Board and the Consolidated Commission on Utilities shall file their declarations of candidacy with the Commission no earlier than one hundred sixty (160) days before the general election, and no later than ninety (90) days before the general election.

The Commission shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation the names of all candidates and the offices for which they have declared their candidacy after each filing deadline.

SOURCE: GC § 2210. Codified as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 6112, entitled “”Filing and Distribution of Petitions.”” Amended by P.L. 18-030:51 (Feb. 19, 1986). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 26-119:3 (Aug. 14, 2002). Amended P.L.
28-128:5 (June 27, 2006). Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L.
31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). Amended by P.L. 36-078:3 Feb. 9, 2022), effective Jan. 1, 2022 pursuant to P.L. 36-078:7 (Feb. 9, 2022).

2012 NOTE: This section was originally codified from GC § 2206, entitled “”Declaration of candidacy.”” Repealed by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11,
2012).