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2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum information


2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum
2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum
4 November 2014

Should Article II, Sections 9 and 19 of the revised constitution of American Samoa be revised to give the Fono, rather than the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Interior, the power to override the Governor's veto?
Results
Choice
Votes %
2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum Yes 2,670 26.19%
2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum No 7,526 73.81%

A constitutional referendum was held in American Samoa on 4 November 2014. The proposed amendment to the constitution would have allowed the Fono to override vetoes by the Governor.[1]

  1. ^ Community Briefs Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Samoa News, 15 April 2014

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