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3 GCA § 16101

Legislative Intent

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 3 — Elections
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It is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan that the people of Guam shall have the right to exercise the power of initiative and referendum with regard to legislative matters, and that I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall submit matters to the voters for approval or rejection. 07312013 CH. 16 INITIATIVE, REFERNDUM AND LEGISLATIVE SUBMISSION

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 14-23 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 17-25 § III (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  3. Amended by P.L. 31-255 § 2 — introduced as Bill 413-31 · introduced by Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr + 2 cosponsors

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 2006 Guam 15Robert L.G. Benavente, Trini T. Torres, Frank Duenas Cruz, Peter Anthony San Nicolas, James Thomas McDonald, Petitioner (2006) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J.

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.