Should Article II, Sections 9 and 19 of the revised constitution of American Samoa be revised to give the Fono, rather than the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Interior, the power to override the Governor's veto?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
2,670
26.19%
No
7,526
73.81%
Valid votes
10,196
100.00%
Invalid or blank votes
0
0.00%
Total votes
10,196
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
16,776
60.78%
Backgroundedit
The proposal amendment to the constitution would have allowed the Fono to override vetoes issued by the Governor by a two-thirds majority vote in cases where the Governor rejected legislation that had been passed twice by the Fono. It was approved by the Senate on 18 February 2014, and was supported by Governor Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga.[2] As it involved amending the constitution, the proposal would have also needed approval from the United States Congress.[2]
Resultsedit
Choice
Votes
%
For
2,670
26.2
Against
7,526
73.8
Invalid/blank votes
–
Total
10,196
100
Registered voters/turnout
16,776
Source:
Referencesedit
^Community Briefs 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Samoa News, 15 April 2014
^ abReferendum to override gov's veto—without DOI — one step closer to ballot 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Samoa News, 19 February 2014
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