Guam Profilo Governo

nome: Hagatna (Agana)

coordinate geografiche: 13 28 N, 144 44 E

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

none (territory of the US)

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

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

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

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

capo dello stato: Presidente Donald J. TRUMP (da allora 20 January 2017); Vice Presidente Michael R. PENCE (da allora 20 January 2017)

capo di governo: Governor Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (da allora 7 January 2019); Lieutenant Governor Josh TENORIO (da allora 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