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A constitutional referendum was held in American Samoa on November 2, 2010, on the same day of the United States House of Representatives election and American Samoan general election. Voters voted on amendments to the Constitution of American Samoa which had been approved by a Constitutional convention held from June 21 through July 2, 2010,〔''Government of American Samoa'', p. 20〕 the 4th such convention. The changes were ultimately rejected by a majority of over 4,000 votes. ==Proposed changes== There were a total of 34〔 or 39 proposed amendments to the Constitution. At a Constitutional convention in the middle of 2010, the subject of autonomy for American Samoa was discussed, with the issue being raised by the territory's non-voting member in the United States House of Representatives, Eni Faleomavaega. Resulting from this, the proposed Constitution replaced all mentions of "Government of American Samoa" with "American Samoa Government".〔''Government of American Samoa'', pp. 6–16〕 Additionally, a paragraph in the preamble to the Constitution was proposed to be changed to reflect that American Samoans should "have and enjoy certain rights ... including the right to local self-government".〔''Government of American Samoa'', p. 5〕 Furthermore, if the changes were accepted, any federal American law seen as being harmful to the economy of the territory or the welfare of American Samoans could be blocked by the Fono. Other proposed changes to the Constitution included expanding the American Samoa House of Representatives from 20 members (plus one non-voting member from Swains Island) to 25 (plus one), and the American Samoa Senate from 18 to 22 members.〔''Government of American Samoa'', p. 9〕 The power of the Governor of American Samoa's veto would have changed with the introduction of veto override into the Constitution, whereby a bill passed by a two-thirds majority by both houses of the American Samoa Fono within 14 months of an original veto will become law immediately.〔''Government of American Samoa'', p. 13〕 As the referendum failed, any vetoed law re-passed by the Fono still requires further approval by the Governor or the United States Secretary of the Interior.〔 A prior referendum on the issue in 2008 failed by 112 votes, after original results showed a mere 22-vote margin. The revised draft included a proposal to effect an order of succession should the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa be vacant.〔''Government of American Samoa'', pp. 16–17〕 The new Constitution would have also provided a Samoan language curriculum in the territory's educational system, and introduced a system for post-secondary education to American Samoa.〔''Government of American Samoa'', p. 8〕 Additionally, it would have established a Public Utilities and Services Commission for the territory, and mandated the enforcement of immigration laws "in order to protect the Samoan culture, lands and way of life".〔''Government of American Samoa'', p. 18〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Samoan constitutional referendum, 2010」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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