The petition to amend the constitution to limit absentee voting to Palauans who are away from the country continues to roll out and petitioners are expecting a total of 3,200 signatures after disseminating 32 petition sheets. Palauan citizen Tutii Chilton said that they need at least 25% of the registered voters to sign the petition […]
Tag: Elections
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Online petition urging Whipps to run for president now gets over 800 signatures
An online petition urging Palauan businessman and former Senator Surangel Whipps Jr. to run for president in the 2020 elections had been making rounds in the social media and now earning a total of 857 signatures as of July 1. The online petition, which was launched through change.org since nine months ago, is soliciting support […]
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Petitioners seek approval of draft petition form to amend constitution
Petitioners seeking to amend the Palau national Constitution to limit voting by absentee ballots to those who are temporarily absent from Palau is asking Palau Election Commission’s two remaining Board members to approve the draft petition form in order for petitioners to begin obtaining required signatures. Currently Palau Election Commission does not have a quorum, […]
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Letter to the editor: voting by mail, is it worth it?
An increasing number of citizens of Palau are beginning to scrutinize and condemn the voting by mail system that has raised concerns over the worth of this system of election. My statement will examine the potential negative impact on absentee ballots upon the national and state elections in Palau. Although there is a law authorizing […]
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Petition to ban absentee ballots entertained
A petition seeking to amend Palau’s National Constitution to limit voting at national and state elections to citizens physically present on island during elections was unveiled by former President and Attorney Johnson Toribiong last week during a radio talk show. Currently, Palau’s Constitution prohibits ballot boxes from being sent outside of Palau but allows for […]
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Remengesau says he will not run for any gov’t position in 2020
Two years ahead of the end of his term, President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. already provided closure that he will not run for any government position in the future before the public could even start speculating about who’s who in the 2020 national elections. In a press conference on Wednesday, December 26, at the Presidential Office […]