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§ 1733. Qualifications for Office of Delegate

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§ 1733.

Qualifications for Office of Delegate

To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—

(a)

be at least twenty-five years of age on the date of the election;

(b)

owe allegiance to the United States;

(c)

be an inhabitant of the Territory of American Samoa; and

(d)

not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.

Source(Pub. L. 95–556, § 3,
Oct. 31, 1978
, 92 Stat. 2078; Pub. L. 95–584, § 3,
Nov. 2, 1978
, 92 Stat. 2483.)
Notes

Amendments

1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–584 substituted allegiance requirement for provision requiring United States citizenship for at least seven years prior to the date of the election.

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