{"id":228389,"date":"2016-05-24T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=228389"},"modified":"2016-05-24T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:00:15","slug":"when-is-the-special-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/when-is-the-special-election\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the special election?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Honorable na Governador Rafael de Leon Guerrero Torres yan Honorable na Lugarteniente de Governador Vic Hocog (Lieutenant Governor-U.S. territory).\u00a0 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\u00a0 gi ofisinan Lugarteniente de Governador.\u00a0 Gi pagugu ha na ora, trabia hau yan si Honorable Hocog en mantietiene ha I titulon miyo temporariamente como \u201cActing\u201d capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Tisina na para un governador debatde sin ma bota.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Ya sa hafa pagu na ti para un aksepta mandasion I iyotta Constitution ya u mana guaha espesiat na botasion para Governador?\u00a0 I Constitution umentrega hau ni Titulon Temporario na Governador \u201cActing Governor.\u201d\u00a0 Sosolo hau ha na kandidato para Governador.\u00a0 Debe di un ma bota ya u klaro I situation.\u00a0 Tisina na para un na sulon hau ha halom gi ofisinan Governador sin ma bota.\u00a0 Na guaha espesiat na botasion, ya ti bai en fan mamahlau na gomobietno ha hau sin mabota asi komo ginagagau ni i iyotta Constitution.\u00a0 Be an elected governor and curb any embarrassment on us that you are a governor without been elected.\u00a0 The opinions which your group gave you that midnite and urged you to be sworn in, was wrong.\u00a0 They only gave you a non-binding opinion.\u00a0 You were already an Acting Governor per the Consitutional mandate when Inos died in California.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to be re-sworn in again.\u00a0 No matter what you do, though, you cannot be a \u201cBona Fides\u201d governor without the special election.<\/p>\n<p>I fino niha i jues siha yan i abogado general,\u00a0 opinion ha trabia.\u00a0 Sa hafa?\u00a0 Sa i Jues gi anai guaha finona ya trabia ti ma kondudukta i Kotte, yangin para u gai bale \u201clegally binding,\u201d debe de ayu na finiho u ma sangan gi anai ma kondudukta i Kotte,, era esta matutuhon I Kotte.\u00a0 Ensegidas de ma tutuhon i Kotte, todo sinisede gi halum Kotte gi ayo na horan kotte ma rekognisa na bale.\u00a0 I Jues, yangin guaha hafa ilegna gi hiyong i oran I Kotte, ya para u gai bale, debe de u guaha \u201cMotion for a change of Venue,\u201d 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.\u00a0 Todo hafa ilegna i Jues gi anai ti ma tututuhon osino ti ma kondudukta trabia i Kotte ofisiatmente, tai bale, meaning that \u201cIf the Court is not in session, what the judge say is only a conversation, \u201cit is not a binding opinion nor is it an adjudication.\u201d\u00a0 In order for a Judge\u2019s 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.\u00a0 Otherside, there would have to be \u201cA motion for a change of Venue.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I halum i kotte ha nai gai bale i fino i Jues.\u00a0 Gai bale yan metgot na fuetsa.<\/p>\n<p>Rudy M. 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