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48 U.S.C. § 1754

Determination of election procedure

United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective

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48 U.S.C. § 1754, Determination of election procedure, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489671
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Acting pursuant to legislation enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may determine the order of names on the ballot for election of Delegate, the method by which a special election to fill a permanent 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 in this subchapter.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.