Title 48Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-90

§3 Untitled Section

Title 48 › Chapter 12— VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] › § 3

Last updated May 14, 2026|Official source

Summary

Convention members are chosen under Virgin Islands or Guam laws passed after October 21, 1976; members must be U.S. citizens and qualified voters there.

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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 48Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

May 14, 2026

Release point: 119-90