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48 U.S.C. 1733: Qualifications for Office of DelegateText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
From Title 48-TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONSCHAPTER 16-DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
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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.

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

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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.