2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum

none January 2025 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? American Samoa 4 November 2014 2670 7526 16776 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.Community Briefs https://web.archive.org/web/20141021135519/http://www.samoanews.com/content/en/community-briefs-5?quicktabs_3=1 2014-10-21 Samoa News, 15 April 2014 Background The proposal amendment to the constitution would have allowed the Fono to override vetoes issued by the Governor by a two-thirds majority vote in cases where the Governor rejected legislation that had been passed twice by the Fono. It was approved by the Senate on 18 February 2014, and was supported by Governor Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga.Referendum to override gov's veto—without DOI — one step closer to ballot https://web.archive.org/web/20141021134445/http://www.samoanews.com/node/80949 2014-10-21 Samoa News, 19 February 2014 As it involved amending the constitution, the proposal would have also needed approval from the United States Congress. Results 2670 7526 16776 Elections Office References American Samoa Constitutional Category:Constitutional referendums in American Samoa