{"id":352842,"date":"2021-10-04T06:01:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T20:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=352842"},"modified":"2021-10-04T06:01:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T20:01:26","slug":"senate-confirms-magofna-as-cec-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/senate-confirms-magofna-as-cec-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate confirms Magofna as CEC commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Society for Human Resource Management-NMI Chapter president Proserpina T. Magofna and her boyfriend, police official Anthony Macaranas, pose with senators after the Senate confirmed Friday her appointment as a member of the Commonwealth Election Commission representing the Third Senatorial District or Saipan and the Northern Islands. (FERDIE DE LA TORRE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Senate confirmed Friday the appointment of former Society for Human Resource Management-NMI Chapter president Proserpina T. Magofna to serve as a member of the Commonwealth Election Commission representing the Third Senatorial District or Saipan and the Northern Islands. <\/p>\n

All nine senators voted \u201cyes\u201d to adoption of the Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigations\u2019 report that recommends the confirmation of Magofna\u2019s appointment. <\/p>\n

With the confirmation, the CEC board now has six commissioners. The CCC commissioners failed to obtain a quorum last Sept. 10 as there are only five commissioners and vice chair Doris Ann Aldan-Atalig of Saipan could not make it to the meeting as she was off-island at the time.<\/p>\n

Sen. Francisco Q. Cruz (R-Tinian), who chairs the Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigations, said the committee is convinced that Magofna has the qualification and leadership skills necessary to serve as a member of the CEC board. <\/p>\n

Magofna said in an interview she looks forward to working with the commissioners and the CEC staff, addressing the concerns that were brought up by the senators. <\/p>\n

Magofna said she accepted her appointment because it\u2019s a great opportunity to be of service to the community. <\/p>\n

She currently works as human resources director for Crowne Plaza Saipan and Guam. She used to serve as human resource personal for Laulau Bay Resort and Best Sunshine. <\/p>\n

Senate President Jude U. Hofschneider (R-Tinian) said CEC has a very knowledgeable executive director who can guide Magofna along the way to make the commission more seamless and be equitable and fair during the undertaking of the election process.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome may say [the CEC is] only good during election time, but really, you guys have a lot of things to do,\u201d Hofschneider said.<\/p>\n

The CEC has been preparing for the Oct. 16 special election to fill a House of Representatives Precinct 3 seat. Corina L. Magofna of the NMI Democratic Party, and Grace \u201cPitu\u201d Sablan Vaiagae of the NMI Republican Party will be squaring off. <\/p>\n

The special election is being held to fill the Precinct 3 seat left vacant by the sudden passing of representative Ivan A. Blanco last July 23.<\/p>\n

The seven-day early voting will start this Saturday, Oct. 9. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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