Northern Marianas- Capital: island of Saipan
Current Northern Marianas Statewide Office Holders
Official Name/Status All States
- The COMMONWEALTH of Northern Marianas
- Status: unincorporated TERRITORY
- part of United Nations TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS under United States Administration from 18 July 1947; Commonwealth-type government instituted, 1 January 1978
- COMMONWEALTH status achieved 3 November 1986 (official separation from the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under US law, formally accepted by the UN on 22 December 1990)
Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions
- Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States):
Executive Branch All States
- Chief Executive
- Governor
- Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States
- Governor (2010--): 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026
- Governor (2001-2009): 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2009. Territorial Governor
- Delegate to the House of Representatives: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2026. President George W. Bush signed S. 2739 on 8 May 2008 creating this office.
Legislative Branch All States
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Local Government All States
Statutory Election Information All States
- General Election All States
- (--2009) First Saturday in November in odd-numbered years.
- (2009--) ... general elections shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in even numbered years ... [CNMI Election Law CHAPTER 5. Article 1. 6501.]
If-in an election for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor-no candidate receives more than one-half (1/2) of the total votes cast and counted, there shall be a runoff election fourteen (14) days after the Commonwealth Election Commission has certified the results of the general election ... The candidates who received the highest and second highest number of votes cast and counted in the general election shall compete in the runoff election. The candidates who receive more than half of the votes cast and counted in the runoff shall be declared the winner. [CNMI Election Law CHAPTER 5. Article 1. 6509.(a) and (b)]. Note: There is no runoff in 2018 but we have not found the appropriate statute.
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