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1975 Northern Mariana Islands Status Referendum
A referendum on becoming a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), US commonwealth was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 17 June 1975.Northern Mariana Islands, 17 June 1975: Commonwealth with the USA Direct Democracy The proposal was approved by 79% of voters. As a result, the United States Congress approved the change of status on 24 March 1976. Background Four previous referendums on either integration with Guam or the islands' status had been held in 1958 Saipan integration referendum, 1958, 1961 Northern Mariana Islands status referendum, 1961, 1963 Northern Mariana Islands integration referendum, 1963 and 1969 Northern Mariana Islands status referendum, 1969. On each occasion a majority of Northern Mariana Islands voters had been in f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth (U
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth or the common wealth – echoed in the modern synonym "public wealth"), it comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and is itself a loose translation of the Latin res publica (republic). The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century, the definition of "commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "wikt:commonweal, commonweal" to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people; a republic or democracy, democratic state". The term evolved to become a title to a number of political entities. Three countries – Australia, the Bahamas, and Dominica – have the official title "Commonwealth", as do four U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.Lin, Tom C.W.Americans, Almost and Forgotten 107 California Law Review (2019) The CNMI includes the 14 northernmost islands in the Mariana Archipelago; the southernmost island, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory. The United States Department of the Interior cites a landmass of . According to the 2020 United States Census, 47,329 people were living in the CNMI at that time. The vast majority of the population resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other islands of the Northern Marianas are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which for various reasons over the centuries has experienced major population flux, but formerly had res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members. The sitting of a Congress is for a two-year term, at present, beginning every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Congress. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 establishes that there be 435 representatives and the Uniform Congressional Redistricting Act requires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Saipan Integration Referendum
An unofficial referendum on integration of Northern Marianas with Guam was held in Saipan in June 1958.Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), 1958: Integration with Guam Direct Democracy Though the proposal was approved by nearly 64% of voters and the adopted Resolution No. 367 requesting the to integrate the governments, the did not integrate the islands. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Northern Mariana Islands Status Referendum
A referendum on the islands' status was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 5 February 1961.Northern Mariana Islands, 5 February 1961: Status Direct Democracy Although 65% of voters supported integration with , the did not integrate the islands. Background had been administratively separated from sin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Northern Mariana Islands Integration Referendum
An unofficial referendum on integration with Guam was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 27 October 1963.Northern Mariana Islands, 27 October 1963: Status Direct Democracy Although the proposal was approved by voters, the islands were not integrated. Background Previous referendums in 1958 and 1961 had been in favor of integration. Both the Guam Legislature and[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Northern Mariana Islands Status Referendum
A referendum on the islands' status was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 9 November 1969.Northern Mariana Islands, 9 November 1969: Status Direct Democracy For the fourth time since 1958 a majority of voters supported integration with . However, a held in Guam on 4 November on integration with the Northern Mariana Islands had been rejected by 58% of Guamanian voters. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic center of the U.S.); its capital Hagåtña (144°45'00"E) lies further west than Melbourne, Australia (144°57'47"E). In Oceania, Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. People born on Guam are American citizens but have no vote in the United States presidential elections while residing on Guam and Guam delegates to the United States House of Representatives have no vote on the floor. Indigenous Guamanians are the Chamoru, historically known as the Chamorro, who are related to the Austronesian peoples of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Micronesia, and Polynesia. As of 2022, Guam's population is 168, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Guamanian Northern Mariana Islands Union Referendum
A referendum on union with the Northern Mariana Islands was held in Guam on 4 November 1969.Guam (USA), 4 November 1969: Union with the North Marianas Direct Democracy . The proposal was rejected by 58% of voters due to fears about an increase in taxation. Despite the result, a similar referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 9 November in which 61% of voters supported union with Guam. Direct Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the territorial legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The legislative branch of the territory is bicameral, consisting of a 20-member lower House of Representatives, and an upper house Senate with nine senators. Representatives serve two-year terms and senators serve four-year terms, both without term limits. The territorial legislature meets in the commonwealth capital of Saipan. Similar to the United States Congress, the Senate seats are divided into three districts (three seats each) whose boundaries are identical to those of the municipalities (except that the barely inhabited Northern Islands is incorporated with Saipan). The Constitution provides for the creation of a fourth district for the Northern Islands when the population exceeds 1,000. The Senate seats are divided into two classes, similar to the classes of senators in the United States, with one class consisting of a single s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianas Political Status Commission
The Marianas Political Status Commission was a body composed of representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands who negotiated the political status of the Northern Mariana Islands from December 1972 until February 1975. The Commission negotiated with a delegation from the U.S. federal government, led by the Personal Representative of the President of the United States, Ambassador F. Haydn Williams, during talks which spanned 27 months. The negotiations resulted in the ''Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America''. The proposal for the Covenant was signed by members of the Commission on February 15, 1975. The agreement was unanimously passed by the Mariana Islands District's legislature of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on February 17, 1975. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands approved the proposal in a plebiscite held on June 17, 1975, with 78.8% voting in favor of the Cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Referendums
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