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Guam Legislature advances bill narrowing registration-clerk appointment window from 45 to 21 days
Summary
The Legislature moved Bill 185‑38 to the voting file after a floor debate in which the sponsor said the measure shortens registration‑clerk appointment periods from 45 to 21 days and standardizes registration deadlines; opponents unsuccessfully sought to delete a section they said could shorten in‑office registration time.
A floor session of the Guam Legislature on Nov. 20 advanced Bill 185‑38 as amended to the third‑reading (voting) file after senators debated changes to voter‑registration timelines.
The sponsor said the bill responds to feedback from the Guam Election Commission and operational changes — including centralized voter registration, online registration and the motor‑voter process — by shortening the appointment period for registration clerks from 45 days to 21 days before an election and harmonizing deadlines so volunteer/online/motor voter…
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