Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1714 Territorial Legislature; Determination of Election Procedure
Title 48 › CHAPTER 16 — DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › SUBCHAPTER I — GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS › § 1714
Summary
Each territory's legislature can set the ballot order, run special elections to fill a Delegate vacancy, decide how ties are broken, and make other local rules for the Delegate.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102