Editing Elections in American Samoa (section)

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The [[American Samoa]]n Legislature or [[American Samoa Fono|Fono]] has [[bicameralism|two chambers]], the [[American Samoa House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and the [[American Samoa Senate|Senate]], which has a directly elected [[head of government]], the [[Governor of American Samoa]].

The [[American Samoa House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] has 21 members, all elected for a two-year term. Fourteen of them are from single-seat [[electoral district|districts]], six are from dual-seat [[electoral district|districts]], and one is elected by a public meeting on [[Swain Island]]. The [[American Samoa Senate|Senate]] has 18 members, elected for a four-year term by and from the chiefs of the islands. The [[Governor of American Samoa|Governor]] and their deputy, the [[Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa|Lieutenant Governor]], are elected to a four-year term with a [[term limit|limit]] of two terms as governor.

Although individuals can and do affiliate with political parties, elections are held on a [[nonpartisanism#United States|non-partisan]] basis, and candidates run without party labels.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Samoa Fono|website=Ballotpedia|url=https://ballotpedia.org/American_Samoa_Fono|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Governor of American Samoa|website=Ballotpedia|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_American_Samoa|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on a shared ticket.

As a [[United States territory|U.S. territory]], American Samoa also votes to send a [[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|non-voting delegate]] to the [[US House of Representatives]], from [[American Samoa's at-large congressional district]]. The official head of state is the [[President of the United States]]. While American Samoans can vote in party primaries, they cannot vote in the general presidential election.