There are 165 registered voters for the Northern Islands, but the Commonwealth Election Commission may save thousands of dollars at this Nov. 8 general election because no one is currently staying on the islands, according to CEC acting executive director Julita A. Villagomez. <\/p>\n
Villagomez in an interview yesterday said most of the 165 Northern Islands voters are residing on Saipan and their voting place is at Precinct 4 or Tanapag and San Roque villages.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said the remaining few people on the Northern Islands were evacuated recently because of a typhoon.<\/p>\n
CEC is hoping that no one will go back to the Northern Islands during election so CEC does not have to charter a boat just to get a few votes.<\/p>\n
Villagomez disclosed that in the last 2014 gubernatorial election, CEC chartered a boat at a discounted price of $9,000 just to get six votes from Pagan and Alamagan.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said CEC would usually send a charted boat to the Northern Islands three days before the election, if the weather permits.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, as of yesterday, there are a total of 17,898 registered voters in the CNMI. A total of 774 are new voters. Saipan has 14,307 voters; Tinian has 1,681, and Rota has 1,910, according to CEC records. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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