3 GCA § 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:

“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. _______________________________________________

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15. _______________________________________________

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17. _______________________________________________

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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.