Editing Elections in American Samoa (section)

==Reform proposal==
In 2001, Congressman [[Eni Faleomavaega]] announced the introduction federal legislation to protect the voting rights of active duty military members whose home of residence is American Samoa.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Faleomavaega introduces legislation to protect the voting rights of active duty military members |publisher=Office of Congressman Eni Faleomavaega |date=2001-11-19 |url=http://www.house.gov/list/press/as00_faleomavaega/ElectionBill.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929225642/http://www.house.gov/list/press/as00_faleomavaega/electionbill.html |archivedate=2007-09-29 }}</ref> There have also been proposals to grant American Samoa a vote in the United States Congress, but these would likely face similar constitutional questions as proposals to grant the [[District of Columbia]] [[District of Columbia voting rights|full representation in Congress]].