48 USC § 1713 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s1713"
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title: "48 USC § 1713 - Qualifications for Office of Delegate"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "1713"
section_name: "Qualifications for Office of Delegate"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "DELEGATES TO CONGRESS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–271, § 3, Apr. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 119.)"
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# § 1713. Qualifications for Office of Delegate

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–271, § 3, Apr. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 119.)