American Samoa Fono
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[[Image:AmericanSamoaLegislatureBuilding.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The American Samoa Legislature ''Fono'' building in [[Utulei]]]]
The '''Legislature of [[American Samoa]]''' or ''Fono'' is the territorial legislature of American Samoa. Like most [[State legislature (United States)|state]] and territorial legislatures of the [[United States]], it is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature with a [[American Samoa House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and a [[American Samoa Senate|Senate]]. The legislature is located in [[Utulei]] along [[Pago Pago]] harbor.
It is the only legislature on the state or territorial level in the United States that is both [[bicameral]] and [[nonpartisan]]. The [[Nebraska Legislature]] is similarly nonpartisan yet is a [[unicameral]] body.
As of March 2006, the American Samoa ''Fono'' remains the only state or territorial legislative body that does not have an official [[website]].
==Composition of the ''Fono''==
The [[lower house|lower]] '''[[American Samoa House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]''' has 21 members, elected for a two year term. It comprises 20 single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]] and one constituency decided upon by a public meeting on [[Swains Island]].
The '''[[American Samoa Senate|Senate]]''' has 18 members, elected for a four year term by and from the chiefs of the islands.
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[[Category:Dependency legislatures|American Samoa]]
[[Category:Politics of American Samoa]]
[[Category:Territorial legislatures of the United States]]
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