The Commonwealth Election Commission opened yesterday the submission for nominating petition and candidacy following Gov. Ralph DLG Torres\u2019 proclamation for a special election to fill the vacant seat existing in the House of Representatives for Precinct 3.<\/p>\n
CEC administrative hearing officer Kayla S. Igitol, in an interview, also disclosed that registration for Precinct 3 was officially closed yesterday.<\/p>\n
Igitol said the last day of submission of nominating petitions and candidacy documents is Feb. 8, 2019.<\/p>\n
She said two persons had already picked up petition forms from their office yesterday afternoon, but she does not know if the petition were for themselves or for someone else.<\/p>\n
Igitol said a candidate needs 50 signatures in the nominating petition.<\/p>\n
Igitol said as soon as Torres signed the proclamation, the registration is closed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in the law. We have to close the registration 60 days period to an election,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Torres set the special election for March 23, 2019.<\/p>\n
Igitol said as of last week, there were 3,803 registered voters for Precinct 3.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, we\u2019re still purging out the names [of registered voters]. So, this number will change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Igitol said they have not decided yet as to the location of the polling place.<\/p>\n
There is a vacant House seat after Rep. Francisco S. Dela Cruz (R-Saipan) passed away on Tinian last Jan. 6.<\/p>\n
Dela Cruz, who was a member of the 20th Legislature, won his re-election bid in the last Nov. 13 election, finishing fifth among 13 candidates for the six seats of Precinct 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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