2012 American Samoan general election
General elections were held in American Samoa on 6 November 2012, alongside a referendum on giving the Fono veto power over the governor. Voters chose a new governor and lieutenant governor, twenty members for the American Samoa House of Representatives, and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives. Incumbent governor Togiola Tulafono was term-limited and could not seek re-election. American Samoa Fono. Voters elected twenty members to the American Samoa House of Representatives. Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Voters will also choose American Samoa's delegate to the United States  House of Representatives, who holds office for a two-year term. Incumbent Eni Faleomavaega won re-election to a 113th, two-year term. Referendum. Voters were asked "Should Article II, Sections 9 and 19 of the revised constitution of American Samoa be revised to give the Fono, rather than the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Interior, the power to override the Governors veto?" The proposal would involve amending two parts of the constitution: