Police and Court Clearances

At the time of filing of an initiative, any person, and all shareholders and or members of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or business, which receives funds or makes expenditures in an effort to directly support or put forward any initiative must be registered with the Commission and shall submit:

(a)a clearance from the Guam Police Department;

(b)a clearance from the Judiciary of Guam;

(c)a clearance from United States District Court; and

(d)a signed affidavit attesting that the proponent, shareholder or member of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or business, has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, as described herein, in any state or territory of the United States or foreign country. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to put forward an initiative, any person, and all shareholders and or members of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or business must not have been convicted of a felony, and must not have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving criminal sexual conduct or crime of moral turpitude. Initiatives forwarded by proponents listed with such crimes herein shall be disqualified from further action by the Commission. The cost for the police clearance and the court clearances required by this Section shall be borne by the person/s seeking to propose the initiative.