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CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF
CHUUK
 A
Third Constitutional Convention for the
State of Chuuk was convened and completed
its work by passing fourteen proposed
amendments to
the Chuuk
State Constitution in October,
2004. These fourteen constitutional amendment proposals will
be subject to approval by the voters of
the State of Chuuk in elections to be held
in March, 2005.
The full text of the fourteen constitutional amendment
proposals, accompanying committee reports, and the journal
of the Third Consitutional Convention are posted on this page
as a public service for dissemination, public review, and
discussion.
Simply click on the
proposal, committee report or journal entry to view it in
either Acrobat "pdf" or "html" format. Users should feel
free to print copies of these documents to share with
other interested persons who may not have internet
access.
Any questions
regarding the information posted from the Third Chuuk State
Constitutional Convention should be directed to Mr.
Hernak Paul, Secretary of the Third Constitutional Convention, at
the Chuuk State Legislature; Office of the Legislative Counsel; P.O.
Box 907; Weno, Chuuk FM 96942; phone no.
691-330-2721.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSALS and ACCOMPANYING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-01, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending Art. XI of the Constitution by adding a new
section 7 relating to the protection of intellectual property
rights, and to renumber subsequent sections
accordingly.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-04, SD1, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version)
- Amending Secs. 5,
7, and 9 of Art. VII of the Constitution relating to the number
and composition of justices on appeal; establishing a roster of
justices to hear cases at the trial and appellate divisions of the
State Supreme Court in the case of conflict of interest or
disqualifications; and qualifications of
justices.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-05, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version)
- Amending Sec. 7 of
Art. VI of the Constitution by making the candidates for
Governor and Lt. Governor run on separate
tickets.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-06, CD2, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending
Sec. 8 of Art. VIII of the Constitution, relating to the
prohibition of government from levying tax on real
property.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-07, CD5, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending Secs. 4 and 6 of Art. VIII of the Constitution
by amending certain sections regarding limitation on the alteration
of the operation and infrastructure funds
allocations.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-08, CD2, COWD1, SAD1
(Acrobat "pdf" version) -
Amending Sec. 10 of Art. VI of the Constitution relating to the
creation of departments of the Executive
Branch.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-10, CD2, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending Sec. 2
of Art. XIII of the Constitution to include Piis-Panewu as a
municipality and to update the names of certain
municipalities.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-21, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version)
- Amending Sec. 2
of Art. XIII of the Constitution relating to the establishment,
mandate and recognition of Etten as a municipality within the
Southern Namoneas region.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-22, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version)
- Amending Sec. 1 of
Art. XII of the Constitution relating to the general
election.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-27, CD3, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending Secs.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11(b) and (c), 12, 13, 14(a) and (b), 15, 16(a)
and (c), 17, 18, and 19(b) and (c) of Art. V of the
Constitution.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-29, CD1, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending Secs.
3 and 4 of Art. X of the Constitution relating to the power of the
Board of Education and qualifications.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-32, COWD1, CD1, SAD1
(Acrobat "pdf" version) - Adding a
new section to Art. VII of the Constitution relating to the
disposition of State Supreme Court cases.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-34, CD1, SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf"
version) - Amending
Art. V of the Constitution, by changing the bicameral legislature to
a unicameral legislature.
CONVENTION PROPOSAL NO. 3-37, COWD1,
SAD1 (Acrobat "pdf" version)
- Amending Sec. 9(a) of Art. V of
the Constitution by deleting the mandatory requirement that the Public Auditor
be a CPA.
Journal of the Third Chuuk State
Constitutional Convention:
CHUUK
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I. Territory ARTICLE II. Supremacy ARTICLE III. Declaration of Rights ARTICLE IV. Traditional Rights ARTICLE V. Legislative ARTICLE VI. Executive ARTICLE VII. Judicial ARTICLE VIII. Finance ARTICLE IX. Public Officers and Employees ARTICLE X. Education and Health ARTICLE XI. General Provisions ARTICLE XII. Suffrage and Elections ARTICLE XIII. Municipalities ARTICLE XIV. Amendments ARTICLE XV. Transition If you would like to view or print out the entire Chuuk State Constitution in one document without the annotations, click the following link. Entire Chuuk State Constitution (no annotations) |