Guam § 15203 - Form of Nomination Papers.
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§ 15203. Form of Nomination Papers.
(a) No candidate’s name shall be printed upon any official
ballot to be used at any primary election unless a nomination paper
shall have been filed on his or her behalf and in his or her legal
name, as provided in this Chapter in substantially the following
form:
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“NOMINATING PETITION (PARTISAN)
We, the undersigned, registered and qualified electors of
Guam hereby nominate
___________________________________________
Print or type full name of candidate
as a candidate of the ____________________ party for the office
of __________________________, to be voted for in the
primary election to be held on the ______ day of __________,
________, and we declare that we have not signed, and will not
sign, any nomination petition for more persons than the number
of candidates necessary to fill such office at the next ensuing
general election.
WARNING: Whoever knowingly signs more petitions for the
same office than there are persons to be elected to the office or
signs a name other than his own is violating the provisions of the
Guam Election Code.
Full Name: Date of Birth: Address: Signature: Date: Voting District:
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________
7. _______________________________________________
8. _______________________________________________
9. _______________________________________________
10. _______________________________________________
11. _______________________________________________
12. _______________________________________________
13. _______________________________________________
14. _______________________________________________
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15. _______________________________________________
16. _______________________________________________
17. _______________________________________________
18. _______________________________________________
19. _______________________________________________
20. _______________________________________________
CIRCULATOR CERTIFICATION
The undersigned circulator of the above petition asserts that
he or she is qualified to circulate this petition, that each signature
on the petition was signed in his or her presence, that to the best
of his or her knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine
signature of the person purporting to sign the same, that the
person was, at the time of signing, a registered and qualified
voter of Guam, and that such elector was qualified to sign the
petition.
______________________ _____________________
Print or type full name of circulator Signature of circulator
______________________ _______________________
Address of circulator Date”
(b) All nomination papers shall have substantially the above
form written or printed thereon; provided, that those filed for an
independent candidate may omit the words “of the _________
party.” No signature shall be valid and counted unless it is written
upon a sheet having this form printed thereon, which shall be
provided by the Commission.
(c) Nomination papers shall not be filed on behalf of any
person for more than one (1) party or for more than one (1) office;
nor shall nomination papers be filed on behalf of any person both
as a party candidate and as an independent candidate.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15203 ("Form of Nomination Papers.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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