Northern Mariana Islands general election, 2007
Encyclopedia
General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands
on 3 November 2007.
were retained. The Rota Casino Act of 2007 was approved, but the Saipan Casino Act was rejected. Also, proposals were approved to create a Higher Education Commission and to require run-off elections in future gubernatorial elections.
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
on 3 November 2007.
Results
In the referenda, all four justices of the Supreme CourtNorthern Mariana Islands Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the highest court of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , exercising civil and criminal appellate jurisdiction over commonwealth law matters...
were retained. The Rota Casino Act of 2007 was approved, but the Saipan Casino Act was rejected. Also, proposals were approved to create a Higher Education Commission and to require run-off elections in future gubernatorial elections.