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BOE tells candidates to observe election law
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Posted on Sep 30 1999
The Board of Elections reminded all political parties, candidates and their supporters to observe election laws, specifically the campaign guidelines.
BOE cited the Commonwealth Code which prohibits anybody from actively campaigning on election day.
It also prohibits posting or transporting names, pictures or posters or other campaign materials, and setting up of booths within 100 feet from the polling place.
The board has designated nine public schools as polling places for Saipan, including the Kagman Agriculture Station and the chamber of the House of Representatives.
Rota High School and Tinian Elementary School are polling places for Rota and Tinian, respectively.
In cases where the polling place is fenced in, no person or group of person may post or transport names, pictures, or other materials or set up booth, nor may a person or group of persons loiter or socialize within 100 feet of the four corners of the fenced polling place or places.
In the case of Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School (ED No. 4-B), the school boundary begins at the end of the parking lot east of the school grounds (including the cafeteria).
In election District No. 4-C, the boundary begins on the two corners of the south side of the Legislature building.
All signs erected within 100 feet of the polling places must be taken down by 7:00 am on Nov. 6, the board said.
All political signs found in violation of the Commonwealth Code will be removed by election officials on the day of the election.
It doesn’t matter if these signs are erected on private or public lands, the board added.
