Senate Government Operations Committee
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Government Operations Committee plans to hold another hearing soon, for a legal opinion and views from Senate Legal Counsel, Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase on legislation seeking to amend local law to allow for a special election — during a non-election year — for a...

![Sen. Togiola, who is also a local attorney, said the proposed amendment of “special election” during non-election year, is in conflict with the Constitution, which makes no mention of a special election, to vote on a referendum. [SN file photo] Senator Togiola Tulafono](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/togiola_tulafono_0833_2.jpg?itok=lnrwi-Yq)