48 U.S.C. § 1733

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 1733 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate

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.

48 U.S.C. § 1733

Pub. L. 95-556, §3, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2078; Pub. L. 95-584, §3, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2483.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1978-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.