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Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 16 - Delegates to Congress
Subchapter II - American Samoa
Sec. 1733 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate
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| 48 U.S.C. § 1733 (2018) |
| §1733. Qualifications for Office of Delegate |
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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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(Pub. L. 95–556, §3, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2078; Pub. L. 95–584, §3, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2483.) |
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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. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS |
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| Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 16 - DELEGATES TO CONGRESS SUBCHAPTER II - AMERICAN SAMOA Sec. 1733 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate |
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| January 14, 2019 |
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| 92 Stat. 2078, 2483 |
| Public Law 95-556, Public Law 95-584 |
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