Legislature passes bill requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration; 10-4 vote

The Guam Legislature passed Bill No. 154-38 COR, which requires documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in Guam. The measure was introduced by Senators Telotie Taytagui, Sean Guimetautau, Shelly v. Calvo, Frank F. Bloch Jr., Vincent A. V. Borja and Jesse A. Luhan and left committee as amended. Clerks called the roll and the bill passed by a recorded vote of 10 yeas, 4 nays and 1 excused. The sponsor described the change as aligning Guam voter registration practices with federal requirements; the transcript notes the bill "require[s] documentary proof of United States citizenship to align Guam voter registration practices with federal election integrity standards." Several members recorded as "pass" or "nay" during the roll call; the final tally was announced on the floor as 10 yeas, 4 nays, 1 excused. The transcript does not list the specific documentary forms required by the bill on the floor record. The bill amends chapters and subsections in Title 3 and Title 16 of the Guam Code Annotated, according to the floor title read by the clerk. The measure now proceeds according to the Legislature's enactment procedures.