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48 U.S.C. § 1753

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To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—
  1. (1)be at least 25 years of age on the date of the election;
  2. (2)have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;
  3. (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. (4)be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and
  5. (5)not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office.