48 USC § 1753 - Qualifications for office of Delegate

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s1753"
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title: "48 USC § 1753 - Qualifications for office of Delegate"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "1753"
section_name: "Qualifications for office of Delegate"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "DELEGATES TO CONGRESS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS DELEGATE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 713, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868.)"
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# § 1753. Qualifications for office of Delegate

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

**(1)** be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election;

**(2)** have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;

**(3)** be a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;

**(4)** be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and

**(5)** not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 713, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868.)