Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§1713 Qualifications for Office of Delegate
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS › § 1713
Summary
To be a Delegate, one must be 25 at election, a U.S. citizen for 7 years, live in the territory represented, and not seek any other office at that time.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §1713
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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.
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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 1713
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73