48 U.S.C. § 1712 — Election of delegates; majority; runoff election; vacancy; commencement of term
submitted 54 years ago by Pub. L. 92-271 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 183 words · no verdicts yet
The people qualified to vote for a territory’s legislature elect its Delegate at the territory’s general election every two years. The section sets majority and runoff rules, addresses permanent vacancies, and sets the start of the Delegate’s term.
(a) The Delegate is elected by the people qualified to vote for members of the legislature of the territory represented. The election occurs at the 1972 general election and at every general election every two years afterward. The Virgin Islands Delegate is elected at large, on a separate ballot, by a majority of votes cast for Delegate. The Guam Delegate is elected at large by a majority of votes cast for Delegate. If no candidate gets that majority, a runoff occurs 14 days after the election between the candidates receiving the most and second-most votes. If the office becomes permanently vacant because of death, resignation, or permanent disability, it stays vacant until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) The Delegate’s term begins on January 3 after the election.
The Delegate shall be elected by the people qualified to vote for the members of the legislature of the territory he is to represent at the general election of 1972, and thereafter at such general election every second year thereafter. The Delegate from the Virgin Islands shall be elected at large, by separate ballot and by a majority of the votes cast for the office of Delegate. The Delegate from Guam shall be elected at large and by a majority of the votes cast for the office of Delegate. If no candidate receives such majority, on the fourteenth day following such election a runoff election shall be held between the candidates receiving the highest and the second highest number of votes cast for the office of Delegate. In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Delegate, by reason of death, resignation, or permanent disability, the office of Delegate shall remain vacant until a successor shall have been elected and qualified.
The term of the Delegate shall commence on the third day of January following the date of the election.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 92–271, § 2, Apr. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 119; Pub. L. 105–209, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 880.)
- 1972Enacted · Pub. L. 92-271 · 86 Stat. 119
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-209 · 112 Stat. 880
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 92-271 on 1972-04-10.
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