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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. citizens who live in a foreign country can vote in federal elections, but former Hawaii residents who live in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands or American Samoa cannot. A lawsuit challenging this reality will be heard by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the certification of candidates for the 2022 Mid-Term Election completed, Chief Election Officer, Uiagalelei Lealofi announced that absentee voting — both local and overseas — has commenced after ballots were printed.
LOCAL ABSENTEE
Pursuant to local election law,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite initial opposition from Senators over the amendments the House made to the Senate bill that would allow voters stranded off island due to the COVID-19 pandemic to vote in the November 3rd elections, Senators last Friday approved the changes during a conference...
![[from l-r] Faoa Aitofele Sunia (Election Office attorney); Chief Election Officer, Dr. Sialofi Uiagalelei; Attorney General, Mitzie Jessop Taase and counsel for the Legislature, Nathaniel Savali](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/election_0560.jpg?itok=bRIwUJ3C "Government officials appeared before the House Election Committee last Thursday to discuss a Senate bill to amend the election law. [from l-r] Faoa Aitofele Sunia (Election Office attorney); Chief Election Officer, Dr. Sialofi Uiagalelei; Attorney General, Mitzie Jessop Taase and counsel for the Legislature, Nathaniel Savali. [photo by AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After House amendments to the Senate bill allowing registered voters stranded off-island due to COVID-19 to cast ballots in the November 3rd election were announced in the Senate chamber yesterday morning — the Senate unanimously rejected the House amendments, meaning...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Senate is preparing legislation to allow people stranded overseas by Covid-19 to vote in the November 3rd poll.
The bill states that with less then 3 months until the general election for governor and lieutenant governor, the House of Representatives...
Dear Editor,
There have been quite a few stories in the media lately concerning residents of American Samoa stranded overseas due to the closure of the borders of American Samoa and who most likely won’t be able to return to the territory in time to participate or vote in the November 2020 election...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Election Office says that petitions will be ready on June 15th at the Election Office for candidates running for public office: Governor/ Lt. Governor, U.S Congress and Fono House of Representatives.
Package will be available ONLY for candidates:
• Nomination...
Apia, SAMOA — Contrary to wishful thinking to give the green light that would allow Samoans residing overseas to vote in General Elections, Government under no circumstance is “stopping any eligible Samoan to be part of our democratic election process,” says Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr....