Guam Voting Guide

Any qualified voter of the territory of Guam may, as provided in this Chapter and subject to the conditions of this Section, vote at any election by absentee ballot if he will be prevented from personally going to the polls and voting on election day because of:

• (a) The conduct of his business or due to other necessary travel, or
• (b) Illness or physical disability, or
• (c) Service in the Armed forces or Merchant Marine of the United States, or
• (d) Employment with the government of Guam, or
• (e) Attendance at an institution of learning, or
• (f) Employment in the service of the United States or any Federal agency, or
• (g) Accompanying a spouse who is engaged in any activity listed (a-f), above

Absentee Voting Eligibility

• Step 1. Print out the Absentee Application (view/download here)
• Step 2. Fill out the Application, and sign the affirmation on both the first and second page
• Please insure to indicate a Email address if available
• Please insure handwriting is legible
• Step 3. Please mail your application to
• P.O. Box BG Hagatna Gu, 96932 You may also scan your application and Email it to the GEC at VoteAbsentee@gec.guam.gov

Request an absentee ballot

• 3 GCA § 9123 provides that each person’s residency shall be determined individually; that is, no person’s residency shall conclusively determine the residency of that person’s spouse or child. The Commission shall not register any applicant...
• The residency of a person is that place where that person lives for a period of at least thirty (30) days, maintains that person’s home and to which, whenever that person is absent, that person has the bona fide intention to return. For...
• A person does not gain residency on Guam, or any voting district, from which that person comes unless that person intends to establish a permanent dwelling place within Guam, or such voting district.
• If a person resides with one’s family in one (1) place, and does business or maintains real property in another place, the former is that person’s place of residence; but any person having a family, who establishes one’s own dwelling place...
• The mere intention to acquire a new residence without physical presence at such place does not establish residency.
• A person does not obtain or lose residency solely by reason of that person’s presence or absence while employed in the services of the United States, or of the government of Guam, or while a student at an institution of learning, or while...
• A person loses one’s residency in Guam if that person registers to vote or votes in an election held in a place other than Guam.
• A person who is registered to vote in another U.S. jurisdiction may vote on Guam until the Commission has transmitted an affidavit to said jurisdiction requesting that person’s name to be removed from such election roll. The Commission...