2016 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 16 - Delegates to Congress
Subchapter I - Guam and Virgin Islands
Sec. 1713 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1713 (2016)
Section Name §1713. Qualifications for Office of Delegate
Section Text

To be eligible for the Office of Delegate a candidate must—

(a) be at least twenty-five years of age on the date of the election,

(b) have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to the date of the election,

(c) be an inhabitant of the territory from which he is elected, and

(d) not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 92–271, §3, Apr. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 119.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 16 - DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
SUBCHAPTER I - GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS
Sec. 1713 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate
Contains section 1713
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 86 Stat. 119
Public Law References Public Law 92-271
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