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Samoa">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_American_Samoa" title="High Court of American Samoa">High Court</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Law and custom</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_American_Samoa" title="Constitution of American Samoa">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fa%CA%BBa_S%C4%81moa" title="Faʻa Sāmoa">Faʻa Sāmoa</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Fa%CA%BBamatai" title="Faʻamatai">Faʻamatai</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAiga" title="ʻAiga">ʻAiga</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa" title="LGBT rights in American Samoa">LGBT rights</a> <dl><dd><a 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class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_American_Samoa" title="Administrative divisions of American Samoa">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_District,_American_Samoa" title="Western District, American Samoa">Western District</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Lealataua_County" title="Lealataua County">Lealataua</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fofo_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fofo County (page does not exist)">Fofo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leasina_County" title="Leasina County">Leasina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tualatai_County" title="Tualatai County">Tualatai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tualauta_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Tualauta County">Tualauta</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_District,_American_Samoa" title="Eastern District, American Samoa">Eastern District</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ituau_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Ituau County">Ituʻau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maoputasi_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Maoputasi County">Maʻoputasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaifanua_County" title="Vaifanua County">Vaifanua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sua_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Sua County">Sua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sa%CA%BBole_County" title="Saʻole County">Saʻole</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu%27a_District,_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Manu'a District, American Samoa">Manuʻa District</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ofu_County" title="Ofu County">Ofu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olosega_County" title="Olosega County">Olosega</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ta%27u_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Ta'u County">Taʻū</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faleasao_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Faleasao County">Faleasao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fitiuta_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Fitiuta County">Fitiuta</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swains_Island" title="Swains Island">Swains Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Atoll" title="Rose Atoll">Rose Atoll</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_American_Samoa" title="Elections in American Samoa">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1970 American Samoan general election">1970</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2004 American Samoan general election">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2006 American Samoan general election">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2010 American Samoan general election">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2014 American Samoan general election">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2016 American Samoan general election">2016</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2020 American Samoan general election">2020</a></li> <li>Gubernatorial: <a href="/wiki/1977_American_Samoan_gubernatorial_election" title="1977 American Samoan gubernatorial election">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2004 American Samoan general election">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoa_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 American Samoa gubernatorial election">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_American_Samoa_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 American Samoa gubernatorial election">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_American_Samoa_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 American Samoa gubernatorial election">2020</a></li> <li>U.S. Congress: <a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2010 American Samoan general election">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_American_Samoan_general_election#Delegate" title="2014 American Samoan general election">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" title="2016 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" title="2018 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" title="2020 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2020</a></li> <li>Constitutional referendums: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">1966</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_American_Samoan_referendum" title="1970 American Samoan referendum">1970</a>, <a href="/wiki/1972_American_Samoan_referendum" title="1972 American Samoan referendum">1972</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="1973 American Samoan constitutional referendum">1973</a>, <a href="/wiki/1974_American_Samoan_electoral_referendum" title="1974 American Samoan electoral referendum">1974</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_American_Samoan_electoral_referendum" title="1976 American Samoan electoral referendum">1976 <small>(Aug)</small></a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="1976 American Samoan constitutional referendum">1976 <small>(Nov)</small></a>, <a href="/wiki/1978_American_Samoan_referendum" title="1978 American Samoan referendum">1978</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="1986 American Samoan constitutional referendum">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_American_Samoan_gubernatorial_veto_referendum" title="1990 American Samoan gubernatorial veto referendum">1990</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election#Referendum" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a>, <a 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class="new" title="1980 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1996 American Samoan general election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_Samoan_gubernatorial_election" title="2000 American Samoan gubernatorial election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2004 American Samoan general election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2016 American Samoan general election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2020 American Samoan general election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2024 American Samoan general election">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_American_Samoan_legislative_election" title="1953 American Samoan legislative election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_American_Samoan_legislative_election" title="1968 American Samoan legislative election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1970 American Samoan general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_American_Samoan_legislative_election" title="1972 American Samoan legislative election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_American_Samoan_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 American Samoan legislative election (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1996 American Samoan general election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2004 American Samoan general election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2006 American Samoan general election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2010 American Samoan general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2014 American Samoan general election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2016 American Samoan general election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2020 American Samoan general election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2022 American Samoan general election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2024 American Samoan general election">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">US House elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1970 American Samoan general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1996 American Samoan general election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_American_Samoan_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 American Samoan general election (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2004 American Samoan general election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2006 American Samoan general election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2010 American Samoan general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2014 American Samoan general election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" title="2016 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" title="2018 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" title="2020 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referendums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_American_Samoan_referendum" title="1970 American Samoan referendum">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_American_Samoan_referendum" title="1972 American Samoan referendum">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="1973 American Samoan constitutional referendum">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_American_Samoan_electoral_referendum" title="1974 American Samoan electoral referendum">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_Samoan_electoral_referendum" title="1976 American Samoan electoral referendum">1976 (Aug)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="1976 American Samoan constitutional referendum">1976 (Nov)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_Samoan_referendum" title="1978 American Samoan referendum">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="1986 American Samoan constitutional referendum">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_American_Samoan_gubernatorial_veto_referendum" title="1990 American Samoan gubernatorial veto referendum">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2008 American Samoan general election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="2010 American Samoan constitutional referendum">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="2014 American Samoan constitutional referendum">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="2018 American Samoan constitutional referendum">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_Samoan_constitutional_referendum" title="2022 American Samoan constitutional referendum">2022</a></li> <li><a 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