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Terms Used In 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9124

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 9123 of this Chapter respecting residency, any citizen of the United States living outside of the United States shall be considered a resident of Guam and shall have the right to register according to the terms of this Chapter; provided, that:

(1) immediately before abandoning the Guam domicile, he or she would have met all qualifications, except for the qualification relating to minimum voting age;

(2) he or she has complied with all registration requirements;

(3) he or she does not maintain a domicile, is not registered to vote, and is not voting in any other U.S. jurisdiction; and
(4) the overseas registrant maintains the intent to return to Guam. (b) A person loses his residency on Guam if he or she applies to register
to vote or votes in an election held in another U.S. jurisdiction by absentee
ballot or in person.

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3 Guam Code Ann. ELECTIONS
CH. 9 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

(c) No person who is registered to vote in another U.S. jurisdiction may vote in Guam until his or her name has been requested by the Commission to be removed from that jurisdiction’s election rolls. The Commission shall provide affidavit forms for the removal of names of voters from election rolls of other U.S. jurisdictions.

(d) The rules herein shall be clearly displayed on every application for an absentee ballot, and at every registration and voting site on Guam.

SOURCE: GC § 2378, entitled “”Removal from territory to reside.”” Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-117:9 (Mar. 28, 1974), entitled “”Dual voting prohibited.”” Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 13-187:44. Codified as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9125, entitled “”Overseas citizens.”” Amended by P.L. 21-100:5 (Mar. 31, 1992). Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

2012 NOTE: This section was originally codified from GC § 2374, entitled “”Same.”” Reenacted as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9123 by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).