Guam § 16309 - Official Summary Date for Proposed Referendum Measure;
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§ 16309. Official Summary Date for Proposed Referendum Measure;
Time for Circulation and Filing of Petitions.
The date a summary of a proposed referendum measure is delivered or
mailed by the Election Commission to the proponents is designated as the
“official summary date” for the proposed referendum measure.
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CH. 16 INITIATIVE, REFERNDUM AND LEGISLATIVE SUBMISSION
No petitions for a proposed referendum measure shall be circulated for
signature prior to the official summary date. Petitions with signatures on a
proposed referendum measure shall be filed with the Election Commission
not later than ninety (90) days after the official summary date, and the
Election Commission shall not accept petitions on the proposed referendum
measure after that period.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16309 ("Official Summary Date for Proposed Referendum Measure;") 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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