2007 Micronesian general election

none legislative 6 March 2007 Federated States of Micronesia 2005 2005 Micronesian parliamentary election 2009 2009 Micronesian parliamentary election All 14 seats in Congress Presidential election presidential 11 May 2007 2003 Micronesian parliamentary election 2003 2011 Micronesian parliamentary election 2011 yes Имануэл Мори.jpg Manny Mori Won Joseph Urusemal.jpg Joseph Urusemal Lost President Joseph Urusemal Manny Mori Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 6 March 2007,Congress IPU alongside a double referendum. Thirty-five candidates competed for the fourteen seats in Congress. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents. In the referendums voters were asked whether they approved of two proposed amendments to the constitution, both of which had been put forward in 2005 and rejected. These would give the states credit for their acts,Federated States of Micronesia, 6 March 2007: Binding decisions of the States themselves Direct Democracy de and lift the ban on dual citizenship.Federated States of Micronesia, 6 March 2007: Lift the ban on dual citizenship Direct Democracy de The proposed amendments required a 75% majority in at least three of the four states. However, whilst both proposals were approved by a majority of voters, the 75% threshold was only passed in Kosrae. Results Congress PartyVotes%SeatsIndependents48,67310014Total48,67310014Registered voters/turnout92,57352.58–Source: IPU Referendums States It is hereby proposed that a new Section 8 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia be amended to read as follows: Section 8. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state. Congress may prescribe by statute the manner in which such acts, records and judicial proceedings shall be proved and the effect thereof DO YOU APPROVE OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION? ChoicePopular voteStatevoteVotes%For 661Against 343Invalid/blank votes ––Total 1004Registered voters/turnout –Source: Direct Democracy Dual citizenship It is hereby proposed that a new Section 8 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia be amended to read as follows: Section 8. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state. Congress may prescribe by statute the manner in which such acts, records and judicial proceedings shall be proved and the effect thereof. DO YOU APPROVE OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION? ChoicePopular voteStatevoteVotes%For 641Against 363Invalid/blank votes ––Total 1004Registered voters/turnout –Source: Direct Democracy References External links Thirty five candidates certified for 2007 national elections Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Category:Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia Category:2007 elections in Oceania Parliamentary election Category:2007 referendums Category:Referendums in the Federated States of Micronesia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:March 2007 elections Category:March 2007 in Oceania