Donald M. Hofschneider will serve on the Commonwealth Election Commission for four years or up to Oct. 21, 2011.
Hofschneider is a fiscal officer of the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission.
Gov. Benigno R. Fitial nominated Hofschneider on Thursday.
“The lt. governor and I are confident that Mr. Hofschneider is qualified and will be an asset on this important board,” the governor told Senate President Pete P. Reyes, R-Saipan.
Hofschneider succeeds Jose Kiyoshi whose term recently expired.
The commission has nine members — two each from Tinian and Rota and five from Saipan.
When counting the ballots, the commissioners from the three major islands must be present.
New public auditor
Also on Friday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Michael Pai as the CNMI’s new public auditor.
Pai holds a bachelor of science degree in engineering and a master’s in business administration from the University of Hawaii.
He brings with him more than 20 years of experience in finance and accounting.
He will serve for a term of six years.
Pai vows to be an independent, factual and fair public auditor.
