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Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
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General information
Type: State house
Term limits: None
Leadership
House Speaker: –
Structure
Members: 20
Length of term: 2 years (House)
Salary: $39,300/year
Elections
Meeting place:
CNMI Legislature Building.JPG

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. There are 20 members: 18 elected from Saipan and the islands north of it, one from Rota and one from Tinian and Aguiguan.[1] Each member represents an average of 3,847 residents as of the 2010 Census.[2] Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits.[3]

Sessions

Section 13 of Article II of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands contains provisions relating to the timing and length of sessions. The legislature convenes on the second Monday of January following a regularly-scheduled general election. Each house can meet for no more than 90 calendar days per year: 60 days before April 1 and 30 days after July 31.

The governor or presiding officer may call the legislature into special session for no more than ten consecutive days. The legislature may consider only subjects chosen by the governor or presiding officer in the call for a special session.[4]

Elections

Qualifications

Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands states: A Senator shall;

  • be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth;
  • be at least 21 years of age; and
  • a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least three years immediately preceding the date on which the senator takes office.[5]

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the House, a special election will be held if more than half of the term remains. Otherwise, the Governor appoints the unsuccessful candidate from the previous election that received the most number of votes and is willing to serve. If no candidate is willing to serve, the Governor instead appoints a person qualified for office from the district with the vacancy.[6]

Representatives

2013-2015 leadership

[hide]2013-2015 Leadership, Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Office Representative Party
Speaker of the House Joseph P. Deleon Guerrero Independent
Vice Speaker Francisco S. Dela Cruz Independent
Floor Leader Rafael S. Demapan Covenant

Salaries

As of 2014, members of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives received an annual salary of $39,300.[7]

When sworn in

The Northern Mariana Islands’ legislators assume office on the second Monday of January following a regularly-scheduled general election.[8]

2013-2015 members

[hide]2013-2015 members, Northern Mariana Islands Senate
District Senator Party
1 Joseph P. Deleon Guerrero Independent
1 Roman C. Benavente Independent
1 Janet U. Maratita Independent
1 Antonio P. Sablan Independent
1 Richard B. Seman Republican
1 Mariano Taitano Independent
2 Rafael S. Demapan Covenant
2 John Paul Sablan Covenant
3 Francisco S. Dela Cruz Independent
3 Anthony T. Benavente Independent
3 Felicidad T. Ogumoro Republican
3 Ramon A. Tebuteb Independent
3 Edmund S. Villagomez Covenant
3 Ralph N. Yumul Republican
4 George N. Camacho Republican
4 Christopher D. Leon Guerrero Covenant
5 Antonio R. Agulto Independent
5 Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero Independent
6 Trenton B. Conner Independent
7 Teresita A. Santos Republican

External links

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Footnotes

  1. Jump up↑ cnmilaw.org, "Commonwealth Code," accessed June 19, 2014(Code 1503)
  2. Jump up↑
  3. Jump up↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed June 19, 2014(Article II Section 3-a)
  4. Jump up↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed June 19, 2014(Article II Section 13)
  5. Jump up↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed June 20, 2014(Article II Section 3-c)
  6. Jump up↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed June 20, 2014(Article II Section 9)
  7. Jump up↑ cnmilaw.org, "Commonwealth Code," accessed June 20, 2014(Code 1271)
  8. Jump up↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed June 20, 2014(Article II Section 13)

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