Commonwealth Election Commission member and vice chair pro tem Donald M. Hofschneider has recently resigned, leaving CEC with only five commissioners again.<\/p>\n
CEC executive director Julita Villagomez said that having only five commissioners is critical for CEC because if one remaining member fails to show up at a board meeting, there will be no quorum.<\/p>\n
Hofschneider\u2019s resignation took effect last Feb. 16. His third four-year term as commissioner representing Tinian and Aguiguan is supposed to expire on Oct. 18, 2020. He first served as commissioner in 2008.<\/p>\n
Hofschneider cited unspecified personal reasons when he submitted his resignation to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres.<\/p>\n
His resignation could prove problematic for the CEC due to the forthcoming November 2018 general election.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, it is imperative that I resign from this position, so there will be ample time for you to appoint someone to fill this vacancy,\u201d Hofschneider told the governor in the resignation letter.<\/p>\n
The remaining commissioner representing Tinian and Aguiguan is Joseph E. Santos.<\/p>\n
At present, commissioner Jesus Sablan, of Saipan, has been serving as CEC chairman pro tempore since Frances Sablan\u2019s term expired last August.<\/p>\n
Jesus Sablan\u2019s four-year term, however, will expire on Oct. 27, 2018.<\/p>\n
Patricia Mareham recently joined as commission representing Carolinians of Saipan. There are still three vacant commissioner\u2019s positions for Saipan and the Northern Islands.<\/p>\n
Rota has two commissioners: Leilanie Manglona and Esther Yatar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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