{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-1102","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 1102","heading":"Permanent Vacancies; Succession.","body":"(a) In case of a permanent vacancy in the offices of both I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi and I Sigundo Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall, upon her/his resignation as Speaker, become I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi to hold office for the unexpired term and until she/he or her/his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi.\n(b) If, by reason of death, resignation, removal from office, inability or failure to qualify, there is no Speaker to act as I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi under subsection (a) of this Section, then the Director of the Department highest on the order of succession established by § 1101 of this Article who is not under disability to discharge the powers and duties of the Office of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall become I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi. An individual who becomes I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi under this subsection shall continue to serve until the expiration of the then current term of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi. The taking of the oath of office by an individual under this subsection shall constitute her/his resignation from the office upon which her/his succession is based.\n(c) During the period the individual serves as I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi under this Section, her/his compensation shall be the same as that then provided by law for I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 1 - Laws Applicable to Executive Branch","Chapter 1: Office of I Maga'håga/Maga'låhi [Governor]","ARTICLE 1: TEMPORARY VACANCIES IN OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/05gc001_Q.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:16:28Z","sha256":"21af4ea2775be236f5e99b2a253caf9c87c83aeffe6cad9411c3e002d3aef838","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-1101","next":"us-gu/5-gca-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}