Guam § 16105 - Preparation of Ballot Title by Election Commission.

Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 16105 — Preparation of Ballot Title by Election Commission., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 16105. Preparation of Ballot Title by Election Commission.

The Election Commission shall provide a ballot title for each initiative,

referendum or legislative submission to be submitted to the voters within ten

(10) days after the measure is certified for a position on the ballot, and

publish said title once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper

of general circulation on Guam. The ballot title may differ from the

legislative or other title of the measure, and shall express the purpose of the

measure in not more than one hundred (100) words. The Election

Commission shall give a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the

measure in such language that the ballot title shall not be an argument, or

likely to create prejudice either for or against the measure.

Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Guam Code Annotated § 16105 cover?

Section 16105 ("Preparation of Ballot Title by Election Commission.") 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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