Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§1753 Qualifications for office of Delegate
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS DELEGATE › § 1753
Summary
To be a Delegate, a person must be at least 25 years old on election day. They must have been a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years before the election and must have lived and made their home in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for at least 7 years before the election. They must be qualified to vote there on election day and must not be a candidate for any other office on that day.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §1753
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 1753
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73