3 GCA § 6110
Convicted Felons and Others Shall Not be Candidates
View official PDF ↗Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all candidates for any elected public office, board or commission shall not have been convicted of a felony, and shall not have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving criminal sexual conduct or crime of moral turpitude. At the time of filing for candidacy with the Commission, a candidate shall submit:
(a)a clearance from the Guam Police Department;
(b)a clearance from the Judiciary of Guam; and
(c)a signed affidavit attesting that the candidate has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, as described in this Section, in any state or territory of the United States, or foreign country. The cost for any clearance required by this Section shall be borne by the person seeking the public office.
§ The story of this section
- Enacted by P.L. 26-171 § 1 — introduced as Bill 420-26 · introduced by Lawrence F. Kasperbauer
- Amended by P.L. 30-109 § 2 — introduced as Bill 296-30 · introduced by Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 30-134 § 1 — introduced as Bill 384-30 · introduced by Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr + 2 cosponsors
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.