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Guam
General Right to
Vote
Electoral Law:
(2000: Section 3, Guam Code)
See Section 3101
Exclusion Based
on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(2000: Section 3, Guam Code)
Section 3101 states: "Every person not confined to a mental
institution, nor judicially declared insane
shall have the right
to vote for such municipal or district officer."
Section 3122 states: "The Commission shall cancel the registration
in the following cases
(b) When the insanity of a person registered
is legally established."
Exclusion Based
on Physical Disability
Electoral Law:
(2000: Section 3, Guam Code)
Section 4105 states: "No person may serve as a member of any
precinct board who
(b) cannot read and write the English language
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Voter Assistance
by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(2000: Section 3, Guam Code)
Section 9142 states: "When it appears from the register that
a voter has declared under oath, when he registered: (a) That he cannot
read or write, or (b) That by reason of physical disability he is unable
to mark his ballot, or when a voter declares under oath, administered
by any member of the board at the time he appears at the polling place
to vote, that he is then unable to mark his ballot because of physical
disability, he shall receive the assistance of not less than two (2) members
of the precinct board."
Off-Site Voting
Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(2000: Section 3, Guam Code)
Section 10101 states: "Any qualified voter of the territory
of Guam may, as provided in this Chapter and subject to the conditions
of this Section, vote at any election by absentee ballot if he will be
prevented from personally going to the polls and voting on election day
because of
(b) Illness or physical disability
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