§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 .)

Editorial 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.