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TERRITORY•Question

Constitutional Convention

Whether to call a convention to propose constitutional amendments

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The fields listed below were checked against the linked sources on October 21, 2026. Future outcomes, final contract awards and individual tax bills are not established by this review.

Checked: Title, Summary, Yes vote, No vote, Beneficiaries, Fiscal estimate, Tradeoffs, Named organizations.

Unknown: Final outcomes, future contract awards and your individual tax bill are not established by a ballot authorization.

CNMI CEC: November 3, 2026 ballot specimensCNMI Law Revision Commission: Constitution, Articles IV and XVIII

Voters decide whether to call a convention to propose constitutional amendments. This question does not itself adopt an amendment.

YES

Supports calling a convention. At least two-thirds of votes on this question must be YES. Delegates would be elected on a nonpartisan basis; their number must equal the number of legislators. Proposed amendments would still need a later ratification vote.

NO

Opposes calling this convention. If YES does not reach two-thirds, this question does not require a convention. Legislative and popular-initiative amendment routes remain available.

Who benefits or is affected

Elected delegates would receive constitutional drafting authority. The Legislature must convene an approved convention. Future amendments, affected interests and recipients of any spending are unknown.

Costs and tradeoffs

The printed question contains no dollar authorization. A current official convention budget or fiscal estimate has not been verified, so its public cost and any household share are unknown.

Calling a convention requires YES votes from at least two-thirds of those voting on this question.

Delegates are elected on a nonpartisan basis; their number equals the number of legislators.

Convention amendments require later voter ratification: a Commonwealth majority and at least two-thirds in each of two senatorial districts.

Organizations named in the records

A named public institution, administrator or eligible applicant is not automatically a contract awardee. Future private awards are unknown unless a source identifies an executed award.

Published party positions

Democratic Party

Unknown — no verified statement is recorded for this question.

Republican Party

Unknown — no verified statement is recorded for this question.

A position applies to the named organization, not every party member. Missing evidence does not establish neutrality. We do not infer a party’s position from its ideology or a legislator’s vote.

CNMI CEC: November 3, 2026 ballot specimensCNMI Law Revision Commission: Constitution, Articles IV and XVIIIGovernor Apatang: Executive Order 2026-019, September 14, 2026 (image of signed order)
TERRITORY•Question

Justice retention

Retention of Supreme Court Justice Alexandro Cruz Castro

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Checked: Title, Summary, Yes vote, No vote, Beneficiaries, Fiscal estimate, Tradeoffs, Named organizations.

Unknown: Final outcomes, future contract awards and your individual tax bill are not established by a ballot authorization.

CNMI CEC: November 3, 2026 ballot specimensCNMI Law Revision Commission: Constitution, Articles IV and XVIIICommonwealth Election Commission: certified 2026 candidates

The specimen ballot asks voters whether Justice Alexandro Cruz Castro of the CNMI Supreme Court should remain in office. This is an individual judicial-retention decision, separate from the constitutional-convention question.

YES

Retains Castro if a majority of votes on the question are affirmative. The constitutional term following Supreme Court retention is eight years.

NO

Opposes retention. A NO vote does not select a competing candidate; judicial appointments are made by the governor with Senate confirmation.

Who benefits or is affected

Alexandro Cruz Castro retains judicial office if a majority votes YES. The question does not select a grant recipient or evaluate his performance.

Costs and tradeoffs

The retention question contains no separate spending authorization. Its incremental fiscal effect has not been verified.

Retention provides an eight-year Supreme Court term under the Constitution.

A NO vote does not elect a named challenger; appointments follow the governor-and-Senate process.

The official ballot confirms the retention decision. A verified assessment of Castro’s decisions, ethics and administration is not supplied here.

Organizations named in the records

A named public institution, administrator or eligible applicant is not automatically a contract awardee. Future private awards are unknown unless a source identifies an executed award.

Published party positions

Democratic Party

Unknown — no verified statement is recorded for this question.

Republican Party

Unknown — no verified statement is recorded for this question.

A position applies to the named organization, not every party member. Missing evidence does not establish neutrality. We do not infer a party’s position from its ideology or a legislator’s vote.

CNMI CEC: November 3, 2026 ballot specimensCNMI Law Revision Commission: Constitution, Articles IV and XVIIICommonwealth Election Commission: certified 2026 candidatesCNMI Judiciary: Supreme Court and official judicial resources

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