Guam Profil Regierung

Name: Hagatna (Agana)

geographische Koordinaten: 13 28 N, 144 44 E

Zeitunterschied: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

none (territory of the US)

Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in März (1521)

history: effective 1 Juli 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution)

amendments: amended many times, last in 2015 (2017)

18 Jahre; universal; note - Guamanians are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Donald J. TRUMP (seit dem 20 January 2017); Vice Staatspräsident Michael R. PENCE (seit dem 20 January 2017)

Regierungschef: Governor Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (seit dem 7 January 2019); Lieutenant Governor Josh TENORIO (seit dem 7 January 2019)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature

elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2022)

election results: Lourdes LEON GUERRERO elected governor; percent of vote -  Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (Democratic Party) 50.7%, Ray TENORIO (Republican Party) 26.4%; Josh TENORIO (Democratic Party) elected lieutenant governor