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Guam Guam

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Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The voters of Guam shall have the right of initiative, referendum, and recall to be exercised under conditions and procedures specified in the laws of Guam.
Source: 3 Guam Code 1121: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc001.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no increase in real property tax, liquid fuel tax, business privilege tax or any locally enacted and administered tax on Guam shall go into effect without the approval of the voters of Guam in a referendum held during a general election. The provisions of § 16311 of this Article and Chapter shall apply in the case of any general obligation bond of the government of Guam in excess of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), as well as in the case of the creation of any new fee for service proposed to be established in such cases where the fee is for a service already provided by the government of Guam prior to the establishment of the new fee, and where such service was previously funded through other revenues.
Source: 3 Guam Code 16311: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Optional referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: 3 Guam Code Ch. 16 Article 3: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: 3 Guam Code Ch. 16 Article 2: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: 3 Guam Code Ch. 16 Article 2: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: 3 Guam Code 1121: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc001.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: b. Sometimes binding
Comments:
Source: 3 Guam Code Ch. 16: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Question:Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer: c. Both constitutional and other issues
Comments: Referendum is the power of the voters to initiate action to repeal existing statutes or parts of statutes, except statutes calling for elections or appropriations for usual current expenses of Guam.
Source: 3 Guam Code Ch. 16: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The provisions for Direct Democracy apply to all levels of Guam.
Source: 3 Guam Code Ch. 1: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc001.PDF ; 3 Guam Code Ch. 16: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc016.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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