The 21-day early voting for Saipan and the Northern Islands enters its second week today, Tuesday, with 3,570 having already cast their votes as of Saturday\u2014covering 11 days\u2014at four polling places.<\/p>\n
As this developed, Commonwealth Election Commission staff is planning to leave Saipan this Friday for the Northern Islands via a chartered boat to get the votes of 10 people from up north. <\/p>\n
CEC executive director Julita A. Villagomez said yesterday that two CEC poll workers will be accompanied by one police officer and one staff from the Office of the Public Auditor.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said the seven-day early voting on Tinian and Rota will start today, Tuesday.<\/p>\n
CEC election clerk assistant Edward Seman Bai said yesterday that of the 3,570 people who have voted early on Saipan as of Saturday, most are from Precinct 1 with 1,152, followed by 618 from Precinct 5, and 581 from Precinct 3B.<\/p>\n
Bai said 395 voted from Precinct 2; 283 from Precinct 3A; and 322 from Precinct 4.<\/p>\n
From Precinct 4D or from the Northern Islands there were 57; from Precinct 6 or Tinian and Aguiguan there were 83; and 79 from Precinct 7 or Rota.<\/p>\n
With respect to getting votes from the Northern Islands, Villagomez said the CEC team is expected to be back on Saipan after four to five days.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said there are currently six voters on Agrigan, one on Pagan, and three on Alamagan.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, CEC has yet to disclose how much it costs to charter the vessel.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said the total number of voters in the Northern Islands is 162, but most of them are currently on Saipan.<\/p>\n
Early voting for those Northern Islands voters who are currently on Saipan is ongoing at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe. <\/p>\n
There are 18,526 active registered voters in the CNMI. Precinct 6, or Tinian and Aguiguan, has 1,724, while Precinct 7, or Rota, has 1,931.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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