Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§1714 Territorial legislature; determination of election procedure
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS › § 1714
Summary
Each territorial legislature can decide how Delegate names appear on the ballot, how to run special elections to fill vacancies, how to break ties, and any other local rules for Delegate elections that federal law doesn't already set.
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Title 48, §1714
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The legislature of each territory may determine the order of names on the ballot for election of Delegate, the method by which a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate shall be conducted, the method by which ties between candidates for the office of Delegate shall be resolved, and all other matters of local application pertaining to the election and the office of Delegate not otherwise expressly provided for herein.
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48 U.S.C. § 1714
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73