Date: | 4 September 1982 |
Country: | Guam |
Yes Text: | US commonwealth |
No Text: | US statehood |
Yes: | 17348 |
No: | 6476 |
Invalid: | 2265 |
Electorate: | 32055 |
A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 4 September 1982.[1] It was held after a referendum in January had resulted in none of the options presented to voters receiving a majority in favour.[2] This time only two options, becoming a US commonwealth or a US state, were offered to voters, with 73% voting in favour of the former.[1] However, the territory has still not achieved commonwealth status.