Guam primary elections

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Guam primary elections are territorial party nomination contests in which major political parties, including the Democratic Party of Guam, select their candidates for local and federal offices ahead of the general election.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf primary election
territorial election
appliesToJurisdiction Guam NERFINISHED
ballotType party primary ballot
canInclude nonpartisan races decided in the primary if a candidate wins a majority
country Guam NERFINISHED
determinesCandidateForOffice Delegate of Guam to the United States House of Representatives
Governor of Guam
Lieutenant Governor of Guam NERFINISHED
mayors in Guam
members of the Legislature of Guam
other territorial and local offices in Guam
vice mayors in Guam
electoralLevel federal-related
local
territorial
electoralSystemContext United States territorial political system NERFINISHED
eligibleVoters registered voters in Guam affiliated with a party
follows Guam election law
party rules of the Democratic Party of Guam
party rules of the Republican Party of Guam
hasLegalBasisIn Guam Code Annotated election provisions
hasPurpose determine party candidates for federal offices related to Guam
determine party candidates for local offices in Guam
select party nominees for the general election in Guam
involves campaigning by party candidates
candidate filing and qualification procedures
languageUsed Chamorro NERFINISHED
English
occursBefore Guam general elections NERFINISHED
organizedBy Guam Election Commission NERFINISHED
partOf Elections in Guam
United States territorial elections
regulatedBy Guam Election Commission NERFINISHED
relatedTo Guam general elections
United States primary elections
resultsIn certified party nominees for the general election ballot in Guam
timePeriod held in election years prior to the general election date
usedByPoliticalParty Democratic Party of Guam NERFINISHED
Republican Party of Guam NERFINISHED
other territorial political parties in Guam
usesVotingSystem secret ballot
voterEligibilityRequirement U.S. citizenship
minimum voting age of 18 years
residency in Guam

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Democratic Party of Guam participatesIn Guam primary elections