Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102

§1713 Qualifications for Office of Delegate

Title 48 › CHAPTER 16 — DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › SUBCHAPTER I — GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS › § 1713

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

To be a Delegate you must be 25 on election day; a U.S. citizen 7 years by then; live in the territory; and not run for another office.

Full Legal Text

Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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.

Reference

Citation

48 U.S.C. § 1713

Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102