{"data":{"id":"us/48-u.s.c.-1753","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 U.S.C. § 1753","heading":"Qualifications for office of Delegate","body":"To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—(1) be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election; (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; (4) be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and (5) not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.","path":["Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS","CHAPTER 16—DELEGATES TO CONGRESS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc48@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:59Z","sha256":"f00dee395442fd4f294477eedc699d721d6e02381abb22a132b45f998a0d0139","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/48-u.s.c.-1752","next":"us/48-u.s.c.-1754"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}