Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-84
§3 Untitled Section
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] › § 3
Summary
Local laws passed after Oct. 21, 1976 must say how members of the constitutional conventions in the Virgin Islands and Guam are chosen. To serve, a person must be a United States citizen and must be qualified to vote in the territory they would represent.
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Title 48, §3
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[Selection and qualification of members] The members of such constitutional conventions shall be chosen as provided by the laws of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively (enacted after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1976]): Provided, however, That no person shall be eligible to be a member of the constitutional conventions, unless he is a citizen of the United States and qualified to vote in the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively.
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48 U.S.C. § 3
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026
Release point: 119-84