Gov. Ralph DLG Torres will be making a couple of appointments in the next few days to fill up the vacant positions at the Commonwealth Election Commission\u2019s board.<\/p>\n
In an interview on Tuesday, Torres said he will be working on both Saipan and Tinian appointments.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will be appointing actually a couple this week,\u201d the governor said. He did not elaborate.<\/p>\n
Last Feb. 16, Donald M. Hofschneider, of Tinian, resigned as CEC member and vice chairman pro tem, leaving CEC with only five commissioners.<\/p>\n
CEC executive director Julita Villagomez earlier stated it is critical to have at least five commissioners because if one remaining member from Tinian will not show up at a board meeting, there will be no quorum.<\/p>\n
The next election will be this Nov. 6.<\/p>\n
Hofschneider\u2019s third four-year term as commissioner representing Tinian and Aguiguan is supposedly to expire on Oct. 18, 2020. <\/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 has joined as commissioner representing Carolinians of Saipan. There are still three vacant positions for Saipan and Northern Islands.<\/p>\n
Rota has two commissioners: Leilanie Manglona and Esther Yatar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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