Deadline to apply for absentee voting is Feb. 26

Posted on Feb 21 2019

Commonwealth Election Commission executive director Julita Villagomez reminded Precinct 3 voters Tuesday that next Tuesday, Feb. 26, is the deadline to apply for absentee voting by electronic/mail.

Villagomez said they started accepting requests for absentee ballots last Jan. 23.

As of last Jan. 28, Precinct 3 had 3,361 registered voters.

In the Nov. 13 general election, Precinct 3 had 3,795 voters. Of that number, 2,867, including absentee voters, for a total of 75.54 percent, cast their votes.

Villagomez also said yesterday that they are already printing 4,000 ballots for the March 23 special election.

She said CEC will open on Saturday and Sunday when the early voting starts on March 16.

There are four candidates—former representative Donald Cabrera Barcinas of the Democratic Party, Marco Taisakan Peter of the CNMI Republican Party, and independents David Castro Sablan and Mariano DLG Fajardo.

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres set the March 23 special election after the death of representative Francisco D. Dela Cruz last month.

Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter

Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com

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