1974 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Constitutional Convention election
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Constitutional Convention elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 4 June 1974.[1] Voters elected 42 members of a constitutional convention that would draw up a proposed constitution for an independent Micronesian state.[1]
The TTPI Congress approved legislation for the convention in March 1974; the bill was subsequently signed into law by Deputy High Commissioner Peter Tali Coleman.[2]
It was opposed by the Marshall Islands, whose District Legislature passed a resolution opposing participation in the convention in April.[2] As a result, only ten candidates contested the nine seats in the Marshall Islands, with two seats having no candidates.[1]
