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The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Lehislaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term.
The Act, however, did not provide a structure for a newly created judicial system once the appellate court was established. Nor did the Act mention that the responsibility should be left to the Guam Legislature. In 1992, the 21st Guam Legislature unanimously passed Public Law 21-147, the Frank G. Lujan Memorial Court Reorganization Act.
General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2024. [1] Voters in Guam chose their non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, supreme court judges and all fifteen members of the territorial legislature. The elections were held on the same day as the 2024 United States elections.
The Legislature of Guam has fifteen members elected at large in an open primary for two year terms. The island also holds both Democratic and Republican presidential caucuses every election year, and conducts a presidential straw poll to coincide with the U.S. general election, even though Guam's votes do not officially count in presidential races.
In January 1982, a referendum on Guam's status was held, with a 49.49% plurality of voters favoring commonwealth status, with 25.65% favoring statehood, the second most popular option. 10.19% said they supported the status quo, while 5.40% supported U.S. incorporated territory status. 3.9% of voters favored a free association agreement with the ...
The 37th Guam Legislature is the current meeting of the Guam Legislature that convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 2023, during Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship. In the 2022 Guam election , the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.
The 36th Guam Legislature was the meeting of the Guam Legislature that was convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 4, 2021 and ended on January 1, 2023, during the third and fourth years of Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship. In the 2020 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam retained power with a slight decrease in their number of seats. [1]
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