A series of referendums on the legislature and taxes were held in American Samoa on 3 November 1970 alongside general elections. Voters were asked to approve a measure streamlining the spending of money obtained from taxes and duties,[1] a ban on government employees or public officers running for the legislature while they held those positions,[2] a measure setting the term of the Fono as two 30-day sessions per year[3] and another capping MP salaries at six thousand dollars per year.[4] All these measures passed and were adopted into law.
References
edit- ^ Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Verfahren für Steuer- und Abgabengesetze". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Beamte dürfen nicht Abgeordnete sein". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Zwei Sitzungsperioden zu je 30 Tagen des Parlaments". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Abgeordnetenbezüge". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.