U.S. Code > Title 48 Territories and Insular Possessions > CHAPTER 16—DELEGATES TO CONGRESS (§§ 1711—1757) > SUBCHAPTER III—NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS DELEGATE (§§ 1751—1757) > § 1753. Qualifications for office of Delegate

§ 1753. Qualifications for office of Delegate

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.