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Revision as of 09:35, 3 March 2011
This article delineates the age of candidacy laws of the federal government and individual states of the United States.
Federal government
- President of the United States and Vice President of the United States: 35 (Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution)
- United States Senator: 30 (Article I, Section 3, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution)
- United States Representative: 25 (Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution)
Alabama
- State Representative: 21
Alaska
- State Representative: 21
- State Senator: 25
Arkansas
- State Representative: 21
- State Senator: 25
Arizona
- State Representative: 25
- State Senator: 25
Florida
- Governor: 30
- Lieutenant Governor: 30
- State Senator: 21
- State Representative: 21
Kentucky
Louisiana
- Governor: 25
- Lieutenant Governor: 25
- State Senator: 18
- State Representative: 18
- School Board Member: 18
Texts
- Louisiana Constitution, Article IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH:
- Section 2. Qualifications. To be eligible for any statewide elective office, a person, by the date of his qualification as a candidate, shall have attained the age of twenty-five years, be an elector, and have been a citizen of the United States and of this state for at least the preceding five years.
- Louisiana Constitution, Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH:
- Section 4(A). Age; Residence; Domicile. An elector who at the time of qualification as a candidate has attained the age of eighteen years, resided in the state for the preceding two years, and been actually domiciled for the preceding year in the legislative district from which he seeks election is eligible for membership in the legislature.
- R.S. 17:52 E:
- Any person who at the time of qualification as a candidate for the school board has attained the age of eighteen, resided in the state for the preceding two years, and has been actually domiciled for the preceding year in the parish, ward, or district from which he seeks election is eligible for membership on the school board.
Michigan
- Governor: 30
- State Senator: 21
- State Representative: 21
- Any county or local office: 18
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
- Governor: 30
- Lieutenant Governor: 30
Ohio
- Any Office: 18
Oregon
- Governor: 30
- State Senator: 21
- State Representative: 21
South Dakota
- Governor: 21
- Lieutenant Governor: 21
- State Senator: 21
- State Representative: 21
- Public Utilities Commissioner: 25
Tennessee
- Governor: 30
- State Senator: 30
- State Representative: 21[7]
Texas
- Governor 30
- State Senator: 26
- State Representative: 21
- Any county or local office: Usually 18
Utah
- State representative: 25
- State senator: 25
Virginia
West Virginia
- State legislature: 18
Wisconsin
- Any office: 18
References
- ^ http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legresou/constitu/072.htm
- ^ http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legresou/constitu/032.htm
- ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/Article5.htm, Section 2
- ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/Article7.htm, Section 6
- ^ http://www.nh.gov/constitution/governor.html, Article 42
- ^ http://www.nh.gov/constitution/senate.html, Article 29
- ^ http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/46-tnconst.pdf
- ^ http://legis.state.va.us/laws/search/constitution.htm#5S3
- ^ http://legis.state.va.us/laws/search/constitution.htm#4S4