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§ 6106. of this Title; or

(2) receives contributions in an aggregate amount of more than One Hundred Dollars

($100.00), or makes or incurs any expenditures to bring about his or her nomination for election,

or election to office; or

(3) gives his or her consent for any other person to receive contributions or make

expenditures to aid his or her nomination for election, or election to office.

(d) “Commission” means the Guam Election Commission.

(e) “Committee” means:

(1) any person who accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure for or against any

individual candidate or group of candidates, person seeking nomination for election, or election

to office, or political party, with the authorization of the candidate, person, or political party, or

who accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure for or against any question or issue which is

to appear on the ballot at the next applicable election;

(2) any person who raises or holds money or anything of value and who subsequently

contributes the money or thing of value to, or make expenditures on behalf of an individual

candidate, group of candidates, person, or political party; provided, that the term committee shall

not include any person making a contribution or expenditure of his or her own funds or something

of value originally acquired for his or her own use and not for the purpose of evading any

provision of this Chapter.

(f) “Contribution” means:

(1) a gift, subscription, loan, advance, deposit of money or anything of value, or cancellation

of a debt or legal obligation for the purpose of:

(A) influencing the nomination for election, or election of any person to office; or

(B) influencing the outcome of any question or issue which appears or is reasonably

certain to appear on the ballot at the next applicable election; or

(C) use by any party for the purpose set out in Subsection (A) or (B) herein;

(2) the payment, by any person other than a candidate or committee, or compensation for the

personal services of another person, which are rendered to the candidate or committee without

charge or at an unreasonably low charge, a discount not offered to any other candidate or

committee other than volunteer campaign services; or

(3) a contract, promise, or agreement to make a contribution; provided, that notwithstanding

Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this Subsection, the term shall not include services or portions

thereof voluntarily provided without reasonable compensation by individuals to or in behalf of a

candidate or committee; or

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(4) notwithstanding Subsections (1) (2) and (3) herein, a candidate’s expenditure of his or

her personal funds in the pursuit of his or her campaign shall not be a contribution for the purpose

of this Subsection.

(g) “Election” means any primary, general or special election for office, or for determining a

question or issue provided by law.

(h) “Expenditure” means:

(1) any purchase or transfer of money, or anything of value; or promise or agreement to

purchase or transfer money, or anything of value; or payment incurred or made; or the use or

consumption of a nonmonetary contribution for the purpose of:

(A) influencing the nomination for election, or election of any person seeking

nomination for election, or election to office, whether or not the nomination papers have

been filed by himself or herself or, on his or her behalf; or

(B) influencing the outcome of any question or issue which is to appear on the ballot at

the next applicable election; or

(C) use by any political party for the purposes set out in Subsection (A) or (B) above;

(2) the payment, by any person other than a candidate or committee, of compensation for the

personal services of another person which are rendered to the candidate or committee for any of

the purposes mentioned in Subsections (h) (1)(A), (B) or (C) of this Section; or

(3) the expenditure by a candidate of his or her own funds for the purposes set out in

Subsections (h) (1)(A), (B) or (C) of this Section.

(i) “Newspaper” means a publication of general circulation issued once or more per month, which

is written and published on Guam.

(j) “Office” means any elective public office, excluding federal elective offices.

(k) “Person” means an individual, partnership, committee, association, or organization.

(l) A candidate is directly opposed to another when the election of that other candidate could

mean the non-election of the candidate in question.