Guam § 2103 - Excessive Duration of Vacancies. Appointment by Speaker.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 2103 — Excessive Duration of Vacancies. Appointment by Speaker., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2103. Excessive Duration of Vacancies. Appointment by Speaker.
If a vacancy on any board or commission, which is to be filled by appointment of I
Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, occurs for longer than ninety (90) days without transmittal to I Liheslatura of
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documents indicating I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s choice to fill the vacancy, then the Speaker of I Liheslatura
shall appoint someone to fill the vacancy, with the advice and consent of I Liheslatura, by transmitting the
documents indicating the appointment to the Legislative Secretary and to I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy which is made by the Speaker pursuant to this Section shall not become void
due to a later appointment by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi to fill the same vacancy. If any portion or application
of this Section is held invalid with respect to any board or commission, such portion or application that
remains valid for any other board or commission shall remain in effect. This Section shall apply to any
vacancy existent on the effective date of this Section which has occurred for longer than ninety (90) days
either before or after the effective date of this Section.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2103 ("Excessive Duration of Vacancies. Appointment by Speaker.") 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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