HAGATNA, Guam — Guam voters who want to avoid large crowds in the Aug. 29 local primary elections will be allowed to cast in-person absentee ballots starting July 30 thanks to a new law that went into effect this week.
They can do so at the Guam Election Commission office between July 30 and Aug. 28, the Pacific Daily News reported.
The bill that led to the law was sponsored by Democratic Guam Legislature Sen. Kelly Marsh and Gov. Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero, also a Democrat, signed it into law.
“We are each being impacted by this global pandemic in different ways,” Marsh said. “Leaders owe it to our people to provide them flexibility in carrying out their sacred right to vote during this stressful, extraordinary time.”
The bill also expands in-person absentee voting for the November general election, Marsh said.
Residents interested in voting in-person absentee are asked to call or email the Guam Election Commission for instructions, a commission statement said.
The commission will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss safe practices for the in-person absentee voting.