FEDERAL · 48 U.S.C. · Chapter 16
Qualifications for Office of Delegate
Current through Pub. L. 119-102
To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—
(a)be at least twenty-five years of age on the date of the election;
(b)owe allegiance to the United States;
(c)be an inhabitant of the Territory of American Samoa; and
(d)not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.
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Related
Michel v. Anderson
817 F. Supp. 126 (District of Columbia, 1993)
Source Credit
History
(Pub. L. 95–556, §3, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2078; Pub. L. 95–584, §3, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2483.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–584 substituted allegiance requirement for provision requiring United States citizenship for at least seven years prior to the date of the election.
Amendments
1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–584 substituted allegiance requirement for provision requiring United States citizenship for at least seven years prior to the date of the election.