Title 9 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new section 102 of chapter 1 to read as follows.

image "Section 102. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) 'Citizen' means a citizen as defined by the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia and title 7 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia; (2) 'Congress' means theCongress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (3) 'Congressional Election District' means the district apportioned by population for which a two-year term Member is elected; (4) 'Election Day' means the date in the Federated States of Micronesia on which National Elections are conducted in the Federated States of Micronesia; (5) 'Member' means a two-year or four-year member of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (6) 'Municipality' means a subdivision of a Congressional Election District; (7) 'National Election' means any general or special election for a Member, or any national referendum on a constitutional amendments; (8) 'National Election Director' means the person appointed in accordance with subsection 320 (1) of this title; (9) 'National Election Office' means the office or other locations designated by the National Election Director as a location from where official national election activitiesare carried out; (10) 'National Voter Register' means the list of all Registered Voters i the Federated States of Micronesia who registered to vote with a National Election Office; (11) 'Polling Place' means a location officially designated by the National Election Director where voters cast their ballots in a National Election, including special polling places, VAAPP polling places, mobile polling placesand traveler  polling places; (12) 'Polls' may refer to two or more Polling places, or all Polling Places generally; (13) 'President' means the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (14) 'Public Property' means any land, buildings, facilities, vessels, vehicles, equipment, supplies or other resources that are owned, operated or controlled by the National Government, s State government or a municipal government, or any subdivision, agency or department thereof; (15) 'Public Employee' means any employee of the National Government, a State government or a municipal gevernment, or any subdivision, agency or department thereof; (16) 'Registered Voter' means a person who has registered to vote pursuant to chapter 4 of this title. (17) 'Resident' means a person who qualifies as a resident under the laws of the State in which the person has registered, or seeks to register, to vote; (18) 'Signature List' means the certified list of Registered Voters in a Municipality or Congressinal Election District that any person seeking to vote on Election Day must sign at their designated Polling Place before being issued a ballot; (19) "State' means one of the four States of the Federated States of Micronesia; (20) 'State Election Office' means the official office or other locations designated by the State election officials or state government as a location from where official state election activities are carried out; (21) 'State Voter Register' means the list of Registered Voters for a Congressional Election District or Municipality who registered to vote with a State Election Office; (22) 'VAAPP' means voting at another polling place in accordance with section 604 of this title; and (23) 'Voter Identification Card' means an identification Card issued under the authority of the National Election Director to a Registered Voter that contains the Registered Voter's name, registration number, State, Congressional Election District, Municipality, dtae of birth, sex, signature and other identifying information, and that provides a means of indicating whether that Registered Voter has already cast a ballot in each National Elections."
 
 
 

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