(a) Immediately adjacent to the name of each nominee or adjacent to the word “”Incumbent,”” as the case may be, shall be placed ovals or other defined

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spaces of sufficient size for the placing of a mark therein. A clear and distinct mark within the oval or other space provided adjacent to the name of any nominee or candidate shall be counted as a vote for that nominee or candidate.

(b) For each office on a ballot, except the Guam Education Board, the Commission shall provide a line, or lines, with an oval or other defined space to mark to permit votes to be cast for write-in candidates. If the name written in by a voter adequately identifies the write-in candidate, the vote shall be valid for that candidate; provided, that the voter has also filled in or darkened the adjacent oval or other defined space that is to be marked.

SOURCE: GC § 2256. Amended by P.L. 12-149:8 (June 19, 1974). Codified as 3
GCA § 7108. Amended by P.L. 25-146:31 (June 12, 2000). Subsection (b) amended by P.L. 28-150:V:35 (Sept. 30, 2006), effective, election date of 2008, pursuant to P.L. 28-150:V:38. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).