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
Amendments1978—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.
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