Category: American Samoa

US Territory

American Samoa

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Alaska drops charges against American Samoans prosecuted for voting, but leaves door open for future charges

by | September 16, 2026 | American Samoa, Courts, Elections, Headlines | 1 Comment

Alaska prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against 11 American Samoans from Whittier who had been prosecuted for checking "United States citizen" on...

National Voter Registration Day: Information for Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands before voting on November 3

by | September 15, 2026 | American Samoa, Corrections, Elections, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands | 0 Comments

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that absentee ballots for Guam must be received by November 13, 2026. The absentee ballot...

#TBT: September 10, 2026

by | September 10, 2026 | American Samoa, History, Science and Environment | 0 Comments

On September 10, 1993, the National Park Service finalized a 50-year lease with local Samoan village councils, officially resolving land use and paving the...
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Flag of American SamoaSeal of American Samoa
Status
Unincorporated territory
Citizenship
US nationals (not citizens)
Capital
Pago Pago
Population
49,710
Land area
77 sq mi
Language
Samoan, English
President
Donald Trump (R)
Governor
Pula Nikolao Pula (R)
Legislature
SenateI18HouseI21
Delegate to Congress
Amata Coleman Radewagen (R)
Presidential vote
No
Voting representation in Congress
No
Official website
www.americansamoa.gov

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