Legal Opinion
Ada v. Government of Guam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1999No. 98-17306PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
On November 3, 1998, Guam held a general election in which Carl T.C, Gutierrez and Madeleine Z. Bordallo (together “Gutierrez”) ran against Joseph F. Ada and Felix P. Camacho (together “Ada”) for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. Gutierrez received 24,250 votes, and Ada garnered 21,200 votes. After the Guam Election Commission certified Gutierrez as the winner, Ada filed suit in federal court seeking a declaration that Gutierrez was not elected by a majority of the votes cast, as required by the Guam Organic Act and a writ of mandamus…
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