In an excruciatingly slow count that lasted more than 10 hours, Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres and his running-mate, Senate President Arnold I. Palacios (R-Saipan), emerged the winner of the 2018 general election, defeating by a huge margin the independent tandem of former governor Juan...

As of 4:20am today, the Commonwealth Election Commission was still sorting the absentee ballots. CEC executive director Julita Villagomez said they sent out 2,680 absentee ballots and 2,294 envelopes returned to CEC.

Many homes remain in shambles, some roads still have leaning power poles, debris still litters many villages, and concerns were raised whether the election will push through after Super Typhoon Yutu, yet that did not stop thousands from making their voices heard at yesterday’s...

Former Office of the Public Auditor legal counsel George Lloyd Hasselback has been hired by the Commonwealth Election Commission to serve as an administrative officer tasked to review cases of “dual voters,” according to CEC board chair pro tem Jesus I. Sablan. Saipan Tribune...