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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "48 U.S.C. § 1753"
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description: "Qualifications for office of Delegate"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 48
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title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
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chapter_number: "16"
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chapter_name: "DELEGATES TO CONGRESS"
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section: "1753"
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citation: "48 U.S.C. § 1753"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 48 U.S.C. § 1753 - Qualifications for office of Delegate
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## Text
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To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—
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(1) be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election;
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(2) have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;
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(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;
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(4) be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and
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(5) not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.
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(Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 713, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868.)
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