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3 GCA § 16402

Number of Votes to Approve Legislative Measure Submitted to

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 3 — Elections
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the People by I Liheslatura (the Legislature). A majority of the valid votes cast thereon shall be necessary for the approval of any legislative submission placed on the ballot by I Liheslatura (the Legislature).

§ 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.
  • 2006 Guam 16Robert L.G. Benavente, Trini T. Torres, Frank Duenas Cruz, Peter Anthony San Nicolas, James Thomas McDonald, Petitioners (2006) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J.
  • 2014 Guam 24In re Request of Mina'Trentai Dos Na Liheslaturan Guahan Relative to the Power of Legislature to Prescribe by Statute th (2014) · per Robert J. Torres, J.

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