Article VIII, Northern Mariana Islands Constitution

Northern Mariana Islands Constitution
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Article VIII of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution is entitled Elections and consists of 5 sections.

Section 1

	Text of Section 1: “ Regular General Election. The regular general election of the Commonwealth shall be held the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. ”

Section 2

	Text of Section 2: “ Other Elections. Other elections may be held as provided by law. ”

Section 3

	Text of Section 3: “ Election Procedures. The legislature may provide for the registration of voters, nomination of candidates, absentee voting, secrecy in voting, administration of elections, resolution of election contests, and other matters with respect to election procedures. ”

Section 4

	Text of Section 4: “ Taking Office After Elections. Officers elected at the regular general election shall take office on the second Monday of January of the year following the year in which the election was held. ”

Section 5

	Text of Section 5: “ Resignation from Public Office. An elected public official shall resign from office upon certification to be a candidate for another public office, if the term of the office sought begins before the end of the term of the office held. ”

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution