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PUBLIC LAW 9 2 - 2 7 1 - A P R. 10, 1972
SEC. 2. (a) 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 shall be elected at large, by separate ballot 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. (b) The term of the Delegate shall commence on the third day of January following the date of the election. SEC. 3. To be eligible for the Office of Delegate a candidate must— (a) be at least twenty-five years of age on the date of the election, (b) have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to the date of the election, (c) be an inhabitant of the territory from which he is elected, and (d) not be, on the date of the election, a candidate for any other office. SEC. 4. The legislature of each territory may determine the order of names on the ballot for election of Delegate, the method by which a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate shall be conducted, the method by which ties between candidates for the office of Delegate shall be resolved, and all other matters of local application pertaining to the election and the office of Delegate not otherwise expressly provided for herein. SEC. 5. The Delegate from Guam and the Delegate from the Virgin Islands shall have such privileges in the House of Representatives as may be afforded him under the Rules of the House of Representatives. Until the Rules of the House of Representatives are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from each territory shall receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House of Representatives, and shall be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities are, or hereinafter may be, granted to the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico: Provided, That the right to vote in committee shall be as provided by the Rules of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That the clerk hire allowance of each Delegate shall be a single per annum gross rate that is 60 per centum of the clerk hire allowance of a Member: Provided further, That the transportation expenses of each Delegate that are subject to reimbursement under section 1 of the Act of September 17, 1967 (81 Stat. 226, , 2 U.S.C. 43b), shall not exceed the cost of four round trips each year. Approved April 10, 1972.
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