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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, a ban on government employees or public officers running for the legislature while they held those positions, a measure setting the term of the Fono as two 30-day sessions per year and another capping MP salaries at six thousand dollars per year. All these measures passed and were adopted into law.

References

  1. Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Verfahren für Steuer- und Abgabengesetze". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Beamte dürfen nicht Abgeordnete sein". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. Müller, Beat. "Amerikanisch-Samoa, 3. November 1970 : Abgeordnetenbezüge". Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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