GCA Title 3, Chapter 3
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CHAPTER 3 VOTER REGISTRATION
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all sections within this chapter were included in the original Government Code of Guam enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952), and repealed and reenacted by P.L. 7-164:1 (Aug. 28, 1964). During the Fifteenth Guam Legislature, the Compiler announced that Title 3 - Elections had been added to the new, permanent Guam Code Annotated. See 4 Guam Sess. L. Introduction (Mar. 1981).
- § 3101. Persons Entitled to Vote: Compliance with Registration Provisions.
- § 3102. Affidavit of Registration, Necessity for and Contents of.
- § 3102.1. Electronic Registration.
- § 3103. Political Party.
- § 3104. Times for Registration.
- § 3105. Place of Registration.
- § 3106. Other Designated Places of Registration: High Schools, the Guam Community College, and Schools and Colleges of the University of Guam.
- § 3107. Transfer of Registration.
- § 3108. Application Constitutes Registration.
- § 3109. Appointment of Registration Clerks.
- § 3110. Qualifications of Registration Clerks; Term of Appointment.
- § 3111. Compensation of Registration Clerks.
- § 3112. Registration Clerks Empowered to Take Affidavits.
- § 3113. Registration Clerks Not to Charge Fees.
- § 3114. Return of Documents by Registration Clerks.
- § 3115. Reports to Attorney General.
- § 3116. Action to Compel Registration.
- § 3117. Costs.
- § 3118. Certified Copy of Registration as Evidence.
- § 3119. Cancellation of Registration.
- § 3120. Permanence of Records.
- § 3121. Grounds for Cancellation of Registration.
- § 3122. Report of Deaths.
- § 3123. Cancellation of Non-Voting Registrants.
- § 3124. Reports of Adjudged Incompetents.
- § 3125. Action to Compel Cancellation.
- § 3126. Preservation of Registration Affidavits.
- § 3127. Compilation of Registration Affidavits.
- § 3128. Index of Registrations.
- § 3129. Copies of Index to Candidates.
- § 3130. Original Roster of Electors.
- § 3131. Public Notice of All New Voters on GEC Website.
§ 3101. Persons Entitled to Vote: Compliance with Registration Provisions.
Every person not confined to a mental institution, nor judicially declared incompetent , nor incarcerated under a sentence of imprisonment, who is a citizen of the United States over eighteen (18) years of age, or who shall have reached his or her eighteenth (18th) birthday by the day set for election, who is a resident of Guam, as defined in § 9123, Chapter 9 of this Title, and who complies with the provisions of this Title governing the registration of electors is entitled to vote at any general election held
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within Guam; provided, that in the election of municipal, division or district officers only those otherwise qualified electors who reside within the municipality, division or district concerned shall have the right to vote for such municipal, division or district officers. SOURCE: GC § 2056. Amended by P.L. 8-059:1 (Aug. 9, 1965). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-117:1 (Mar. 28, 1974). Amended by P.L. 13-187:39 (Sept. 2, 1976). Codified as 3 GCA § 3101. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
§ 3102. Affidavit of Registration, Necessity for and Contents of.
(a) No person shall be registered as a voter, except by affidavit of registration made before an authorized registration clerk or, in the case of an absentee voter, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of this Title. (1) Before such affidavit shall be made, the person shall state if he or she is currently registered to vote in any other jurisdiction(s). If that person answers affirmatively, that person shall identify said jurisdiction and complete and sign an attested statement on a form provided by the Commission which requests the cancellation of that person ’ s registration, and which shall be forthwith forwarded by the Commission to that jurisdiction. If that person answers negatively, that person shall nonetheless identify the jurisdiction in which that person last voted. (2) No registration clerk shall register any person except upon presentation of written evidence from the person applying for registration that they are a citizen of the United States who will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of the next election to be conducted by the Commission, and that the person is a resident of Guam. A copy of the evidence of citizenship and identification submitted by the applicant shall be attached to the registration form or absentee ballot application. (3) Written evidence of U.S. Citizenship for the purpose of this section shall include: (A) U.S. Passport; or
- (B) Certificate of U.S. Citizenship; Certificate of Naturalization; or (C) A combination of one (1) document from list (i) and one (1) document from list (ii) as follows: (i) Acceptable primary documents: (aa) certification of birth abroad issued by the Department of State. (bb) original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state, county, municipal authority, commonwealth district or outlying possession of the United States bearing an official seal;
- (cc) Native American Tribal document; and
- (dd) U.S. Citizen ID Card. (ii) Acceptable secondary documents: (aa) Driver ’ s license or ID card issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States; provided, it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, sex, height, eye color and address; (bb) ID card issued by Federal, state or local government agencies or entities; provided, it contains a photograph or information, such as name, date of birth, sex, height, eye color and address; (cc) school ID card with photograph;
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(dd) voter ’ s registration card; U.S. Military card or draft record; military dependent ’ s ID card; or (ee) U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card. (4) The affidavit of registration form by the applicant shall contain: (A) that applicant ’ s given name, middle name, if any, and surname; (B) the street name and number, municipality or lot number, and municipality where that person resides on Guam; (C) that the person declares under penalty of perjury that he or she is a citizen of the United States who will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of the next election to be conducted by the Commission; (D) that the person has been a resident of Guam for not less than thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date on which the next election will be held; (E) that applicant ’ s complete mailing address, if different from the residence address, including post office address, city or town, zip code or other designation used by that person for receiving mail. The form shall also include a line for the applicant ’ s e-mail address (optional to applicant); (F) that applicant ’ s telephone number;
- (G) that applicant ’ s place of birth;
- (H) that applicant ’ s date of birth; (I) the statement: ‘Unlawful Registration is a Crime. Any person who willfully causes, procures or allows himself or herself or any person to be registered as a voter, knowing himself or herself or the other person not to be entitled to registration, is guilty of a felony of the third degree.’ (J) the signature of the applicant; and (K) if the applicant is unable to sign the form, a statement that the affidavit was completed according to the applicant’s direction. (b) At the time of submitting a voter registration application, a person shall present a validly issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, Guam secondary school, Guam post-secondary school or government of Guam entity to the registration clerk or volunteer registrar or other authorized election official. (c) Notwithstanding the age requirements of Subsection (a) of this Section, upon satisfactory proof of age, every person that meets all eligibility requirements to register and is sixteen (16) years of age or older, may pre-register to vote. A properly executed registration made pursuant to this Subsection shall be deemed effective as of the date the affiant will be eighteen (18) years of age, if the information in the affidavit of registration is still current at the time. If the information provided by the affiant is not current at the time that the registration would otherwise become effective, the affiant must provide current information by any means authorized in this Chapter for persons eighteen (18) years of age or older for the affiant ’ s registration to become effective. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is seventeen (17) years old on the date of a primary election and who is otherwise qualified to vote shall be qualified to vote at that primary, including voting as an absentee, during a grace period, or voting early with respect to that
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primary, if that person will be eighteen (18) years old on the date of the immediately following general election. (2) All references to the requirement that a person must be eighteen (18) years old to vote shall be interpreted in accordance with this Section. (3) For the purposes of this Section, an individual who is seventeen (17) years of age and who will be eighteen (18) years of age on the date of the general election shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms. SOURCE: GC § 2057. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-149:3 (June 19, 1974). Codified as 3 GCA § 3102. Amended by P.L. 25-146:9 (June 12, 2000). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). Subsections (a) amended, (b) repealed by P.L. 33-011:2-3 (Apr. 1, 2015). Subsection (c) added by P.L. 33-012:1 (Apr. 1, 2015), renumbered (b) pursuant to 1 GCA § 1606. Subsections (b) and (c)(1) added by P.L. 33-148:1 (Apr. 15, 2016), renumbered (c)(1), (2), (3) pursuant to 1 GCA § 1606. Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 38-058:2 (Aug. 18, 2025). 2016 NOTE: Subitem designations were added to and renumbered in subsection (a), and added in subsection (c) to adhere to the Compiler ’ s codification and alpha-numeric schemes pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.
§ 3102.1. Electronic Registration.
(a) A person who has a valid Guam driver ’ s license or Guam identification card may submit a voter registration application electronically on the Guam Election Commission website. (b) The applicant must attest, under penalty of perjury, to the truth of the information provided on the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true. (c) The applicant must affirmatively agree to the use of his or her Guam driver ’ s license or Guam identification card signature for voter registration purposes. (d) The applicant must acknowledge that a person who knows that he or she does not possess the legal qualifications of a voter and who registers to vote is guilty of a felony in the third degree. (e) For each electronic application, the Guam Election Commission must obtain a digital copy of the applicant ’ s Guam driver ’ s license or Guam identification card signature from the Department of Revenue and Taxation, Motor Vehicle Division. (f) The Guam Election Commission may employ additional security measures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter registration applications submitted electronically. (g) An applicant may be registered electronically in accordance with this Section from the time the registration is open until twenty-one (21) days prior to an election. (h) An electronic voter registration application shall not be approved unless the applicant submits written evidence of U.S. citizenship in accordance with § 3102(a)(3) The Guam Election Commission shall provide a secure method for applicants to upload such documentation or, alternatively, may verify that such document was previously submitted and remains on record. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 33-011:4 (Apr. 1, 2015). Subsection (g) added by P.L. 36-078:4 (Feb. 9, 2022), effective Jan. 1, 2023 pursuant to P.L. 36-078:7. Subsection (h) added by P.L. 38-058:3 (Aug. 18, 2025).
§ 3103. Political Party.
Affidavits of registration shall be provided with space wherein the registrant may indicate the party to which he or she belongs or desires to belong. However, at the option of the voter this space may be left blank. SOURCE: GC § 2058. Codified as 3 GCA § 3103. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
§ 3104. Times for Registration.
Ten (10) days prior to any election, the registration rolls shall be closed and no further affidavits of registration shall be accepted by the Commission. SOURCE: GC § 2059. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-149:4 (June 19, 1974). Codified as 3 GCA § 3104. Amended by P.L. 18-040:31 (Nov. 6, 1986), P.L. 25-146:10 (June 12, 2000). Subsection (a) added by P.L. 31-092:1 (Sept. 30, 2011). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).
§ 3105. Place of Registration.
The registration of electors shall be in progress at all times at the main office of the Commission during such hours as the office is open for business until the closing of the registration rolls. Electors may also be registered at such times and places within Guam as the Commission shall deem advisable and convenient from the time registration is open until fifteen (15) days prior to an election. SOURCE: GC § 2059.1. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-149:5 (June 19, 1974). Codified as 3 GCA § 3105. Amended by P.L. 17-025:III:9 (Oct. 6, 1983), P.L. 17-063:14 (Aug. 29, 1984), P.L. 18-026:1 (Dec. 31, 1985), P.L. 18040:32 (Nov. 6, 1986), P.L. 25-146:11 (June 12, 2000). Subsection (a) added by P.L. 31-092:1 (Sept. 30, 2011). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012). Amended by P.L. 38-032:4 (July 31, 2025).
§ 3106. Other Designated Places of Registration: High Schools, the Guam Community College, and Schools and Colleges of the University of Guam.
(a) All public high schools, the Guam Community College, and schools and colleges of the University of Guam are designated as places of registration of electors. (b) Registration shall take place during the normal business hours of each school or college. Each principal of a public high school shall designate at least one (1) permanent twelve (12)-month employee to act as a registration clerk on behalf of the high school. The President of the Guam Community College shall designate at least one (1) permanent twelve (12)-month employee to act as a registration clerk on behalf of the Guam Community College. Each Dean of a school or college of the University of Guam shall designate at least one (1) permanent twelve (12)-month employee to act as a registration clerk on behalf of the University of Guam. Private high schools may, at their option, be designated as places of registration. All employees