48 U.S.C. § 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.

Pub. L. 95–556, § 3Oct. 31, 197892 Stat. 2078 Pub. L. 95–584, § 3Nov. 2, 197892 Stat. 2483(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 95–5841978—Subsec. (b). substituted allegiance requirement for provision requiring United States citizenship for at least seven years prior to the date of the election.