When is the special election?

Honorable na Governador Rafael de Leon Guerrero Torres yan Honorable na Lugarteniente de Governador Vic Hocog (Lieutenant Governor-U.S. territory).  Esta mamangfung i haane nai debe de u guaha espesiat na botasion pot para u ma bota, ofisiatmente, i tahguena i difunto na Governador as Eloy Inos, yan u ma bota i tahguemo  gi ofisinan Lugarteniente de Governador.  Gi pagugu ha na ora, trabia hau yan si Honorable Hocog en mantietiene ha I titulon miyo temporariamente como “Acting” capacity.

Tisina na para un governador debatde sin ma bota.  Gi anai ma tachong hau komo Acting Governor, I iyotta Constitution numae hau nu enau na Titulo, ya un aksepta i mandaton I iyotta Constitution, I etmas tadkilu na lai I Northern Marianas.  Ya sa hafa pagu na ti para un aksepta mandasion I iyotta Constitution ya u mana guaha espesiat na botasion para Governador?  I Constitution umentrega hau ni Titulon Temporario na Governador “Acting Governor.”  Sosolo hau ha na kandidato para Governador.  Debe di un ma bota ya u klaro I situation.  Tisina na para un na sulon hau ha halom gi ofisinan Governador sin ma bota.  Na guaha espesiat na botasion, ya ti bai en fan mamahlau na gomobietno ha hau sin mabota asi komo ginagagau ni i iyotta Constitution.  Be an elected governor and curb any embarrassment on us that you are a governor without been elected.  The opinions which your group gave you that midnite and urged you to be sworn in, was wrong.  They only gave you a non-binding opinion.  You were already an Acting Governor per the Consitutional mandate when Inos died in California.  You don’t have to be re-sworn in again.  No matter what you do, though, you cannot be a “Bona Fides” governor without the special election.

I fino niha i jues siha yan i abogado general,  opinion ha trabia.  Sa hafa?  Sa i Jues gi anai guaha finona ya trabia ti ma kondudukta i Kotte, yangin para u gai bale “legally binding,” debe de ayu na finiho u ma sangan gi anai ma kondudukta i Kotte,, era esta matutuhon I Kotte.  Ensegidas de ma tutuhon i Kotte, todo sinisede gi halum Kotte gi ayo na horan kotte ma rekognisa na bale.  I Jues, yangin guaha hafa ilegna gi hiyong i oran I Kotte, ya para u gai bale, debe de u guaha “Motion for a change of Venue,” pot para u ma tulaika I lugat Kotte sa guaha asunto ni para u ma rekonosi gi hiyung i Kotte sa guaha chinatsaga o sino tisina ma chuli guatu gi Kotte.  Todo hafa ilegna i Jues gi anai ti ma tututuhon osino ti ma kondudukta trabia i Kotte ofisiatmente, tai bale, meaning that “If the Court is not in session, what the judge say is only a conversation, “it is not a binding opinion nor is it an adjudication.”  In order for a Judge’s statement to be legally binding, the Court would have to be in session, and the statement made during that specific time period during the session.  Otherside, there would have to be “A motion for a change of Venue.”    I halum i kotte ha nai gai bale i fino i Jues.  Gai bale yan metgot na fuetsa.

Rudy M. Sablan
Garapan