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48 U.S.C. § 1422b — Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
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**(a) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Governor** In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall have the powers of the Governor.
**(b) Permanent vacancy in office of Governor** In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, removal by recall, or permanent disability of the Governor, or the death, resignation, or permanent disability of a Governor-elect, or for any other reason, the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become the Governor, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Governor.
**(c) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Lieutenant Governor** In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Lieutenant Governor, or during any period when the Lieutenant Governor is acting as Governor, the speaker of the Guam Legislature shall act as Lieutenant Governor.
**(d) Permanent vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor** In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect has succeeded to the office of Governor, the Governor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor, with the advice and consent of the legislature, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Lieutenant Governor.
**(e) Temporary disability or temporary absence of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor** In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of both t
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**(a) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Governor** In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall have the powers of the Governor.
**(b) Permanent vacancy in office of Governor** In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, removal by recall, or permanent disability of the Governor, or the death, resignation, or permanent disability of a Governor-elect, or for any other reason, the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become the Governor, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Governor.
**(c) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Lieutenant Governor** In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Lieutenant Governor, or during any period when the Lieutenant Governor is acting as Governor, the speaker of the Guam Legislature shall act as Lieutenant Governor.
**(d) Permanent vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor** In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect has succeeded to the office of Governor, the Governor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor, with the advice and consent of the legislature, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Lieutenant Governor.
**(e) Temporary disability or temporary absence of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor** In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the powers of the Governor shall be exercised, as Acting Governor, by such person as the laws of Guam may prescribe. In case of a permanent vacancy in the offices of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the office of Governor shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed by the laws of Guam.
**(f) Additional compensation** No additional compensation shall be paid to any person acting as Governor or Lieutenant Governor who does not also assume the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the provisions of this chapter.
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The executive power of Guam shall be vested in an executive officer whose official title shall be the “Governor of Guam”. The Governor of Guam, together with the Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the people who are qualified to vote for the members of the Legislature of Guam. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices. If no candidates receive a majority of the votes cast in any election, on the fourteenth day thereafter a runoff election shall be held between the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast. The first election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be held on November 3, 1970. Thereafter, beginning with the year 1974, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected every four years at the general election. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 1422b
SUBMERGED LANDS, CONVEYANCE TO TERRITORY
Conveyance of submerged lands to the government of
Guam, see section 1701 et seq. of this title.
§ 1422a. Removal of Governor, Lieutenant Gov-
ernor, or member of legislature; referendum
election
(a) The people of Guam shall have the right of
initiative and referendum, to be exercised under
conditions and procedures specified in the laws
of Guam.
(b) Any Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or
member of the legislature of Guam may be re-
moved from office by a referendum election in
which at least two-thirds of the number of per-
sons voting for such official in the last pre-
ceding general election at which such official
was elected vote in favor of recall and in which
those so voting constitute a majority of all
those participating in such referendum election.
The referendum election shall be initiated by
the legislature of Guam following (a) a two-
thirds vote of the members of the legislature in
favor of a referendum, or (b) petition for such a
referendum to the legislature by registered vot-
ers equal in number to at least 50 per centum of
the whole number of votes cast at the last gen-
eral election at which such official was elected
preceding the filing of the petition.
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 7, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L.
90–497, § 2, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 844; Pub. L.
97–357, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1705.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–357 added subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–357 redesignated existing pro-
visions as subsec. (b) and inserted provisions relating to
the removal of a Lieutenant Governor or member of the
legislature of Guam.
1968—Pub. L. 90–497 substituted provisions for the r
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