48 U.S.C. § 892 : US Code - Section 892: Qualifications of Commissioner; appointment to fill vacancy

Search 48 U.S.C. § 892 : US Code - Section 892: Qualifications of Commissioner; appointment to fill vacancy

No person shall be eligible to election as Resident Commissioner
who is not a bona fide citizen of the United States and who is not
more than twenty-five years of age, and who does not read and write
the English language. In case of a vacancy in the office of
Resident Commissioner by death, resignation, or otherwise, the
governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall
appoint a Resident Commissioner to fill the vacancy, who shall
serve until the next general election and until his successor is
elected and qualified.