A total of 490 persons, mostly those who had just graduated from high school, joined the roster of new Commonwealth voters last year.<\/p>\n
According to Commonwealth Election Commission executive director Julita Villagomez, about 38 more registered in January 2018, bringing the number of new voters to 528.<\/p>\n
As of early this week, there are now 13,116 registered voters on Saipan and the Northern Islands, 1,643 on Tinian, and 1,824 on Rota\u2014for a total of 16,583 registered voters in the CNMI, Villagomez said <\/p>\n
On Saipan, the most number of registered voters are from San Vicente, which has 2,435. Garapan closely follows with 2,422 registered voters.<\/p>\n
There were a total of 17,928 registered voters in the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n
This Nov. 6, 2018, general election will include the selection of a governor and lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n
The commission opened the registration period a week after the November 2016 election. The deadline to register is Sept. 7, 2018.<\/p>\n
Villagomez encourages eligible persons to register now while there are no lines.<\/p>\n
To register, CEC just needs either a valid U.S. passport or a copy of one\u2019s birth certificate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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