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Northern Mariana Islands: Liquor ban on as NMI holds Elections, Marianas Variety(2007)

An article about the upcoming elections in Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands: Benigno Fitial wins CNMI election run-off, Radio Australia News (2009)

Despite alleged unpopularity in the community, the incumbent governor of Northern Mariana Islands, Benigno Fitial won the run-off gubernatorial election and was certified as a winner by the Commonwealth Election Commission. He will serve a five year term until 2014.

Northern Mariana Islands: CNMI’s northern islands now have a mayor, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

After months of confusion, residents in the northern islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas now have a mayor, after independent candidate, Tobias Aldan, was declared the winner in a special election, held on 27 March.

Northern Marianas' election officials pare back voting costs, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article discusses the election officials' decision to count votes manually in the upcoming November elections for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' delegate to the US Congress. The government decided to cut costs, as it is struggling with the economic crisis.

CNMI Election Commission receives funds to pay for November's poll, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports on the preparations for the November elections in the Northern Marianas. The Election Commission announced that new funds ($30,000) have arrived for the polls to elect the CNMI delegate to the US Congress. The Commission's proposed budget is $100,000, but the government has been facing economic issues and could not meet this request. Most of the funds will be used for voters' education programmes and printing of the ballot papers.

Northern Mariana Islands: Rival complaints as CNMI campaign heats up, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports on the elections in the Northern Mariana Islands. Independent candidate and incumbent delegate, Gregorio Kilili Sablan and Jesus Borja, have separately filed complaints with the Northern Marianas Election Commission. The complaints were about some ads published in the country's newspapers and alleged irregularities in the early voting process.

Northern Mariana Islands: Election officials prepared for today’s election in CNMI, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports on Election Day in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Election Commission stated that preparations are complete for the congressional elections: 16.000 voters have been registered. Four candidates are running for the congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Northern Marianas: CNMI re-elects Sablan to US Congress, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports the final results of the election in the Northern Marianas. The incumbent Gregorio Sablan has been re-elected as the non-voting delegate to the US Congress. Mr Sablan received an overwhelming majority of the votes (4,902 against 2,744 of his opponent). The voter turnout for the elections was quite low, 60%.