Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 16 — Delegates to Congress
§ 1753. Qualifications for office of Delegate
Statutory text
To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—
be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election;
have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;
be a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;
be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and
not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–229 title VII § 713 · 122 Stat. 754
Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1753
(Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 713, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 713, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 713. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE OF DELEGATE. To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall— (1) be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election; (3) be a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election; (4) be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and (5) not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.
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