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Governor:0 
Senators:0 
2000 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
2002 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
2004 Electors:0(0.00% of 538)
Registered Voters (2000): 
Estimated Voting age population (2000): 
Capital:Fagatogo (formerly "Pago Pago")
 

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 The unincorporated TERRITORY of American Samoa
 Status: unincorporated TERRITORY
 Convention partitioning SAMOA (a "condominium" held jointly by the BRITISH EMPIRE, the GERMAN [Second] REICH and the UNITED STATES since 14 June 1889) signed on 2 December 1899
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 Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States):
 
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Chief Executive
 • Governor
Successor to a Vacancy
 • Lieutenant Governor
 
 
Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide   All States   2010 Office holders
 • Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Territorial Governor
 • Delegate to the House of Representatives: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012. Elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan.
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 • House of Representatives
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Statutory Election Information   All States
 
General Election   All States
 • Elections shall be held biennially in each even numbered year beginning on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November ... [REVISED CONSTITUTION OF AMERICAN SAMOA, Article II, Section 5]
Polling times   All States
 • The polls shall be opened by the district officials at 6 a.m. of the election day and shall be kept open continuously until 6 p.m. of that day. [American Samoa Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 07, Section 6.0701]
Links  Links to other web sites
 
Election Authority
 • American Samoa Election Office
 • American Samoa Election Office
 • American Samoa Government
Democratic
 • Democratic Party of American Samoa; P.O. Box 5169; Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799; 684/633-4656; Fax 684/633-1638
Republican
 • Republican Party of American Samoa; P.O. Box 3564; Pago Pago, AS 96799; (684) 622-7848; Fax (684) 633-4149
Third Party
 • The Unity Party of American Samoa
Media & others
 • American Samoa, History, Tourism, Culture, Politics - AmSamoa.NET
 • DC's Political Report - American Samoa
 • Manuatele.NET - Manu'a - American Samoa
 • Politics1.com - American Samoa
 • Samoa News
 • Samoa Observer
 • Samoanet.com
 
 

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