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This article delineates the age of candidacy laws of the federal government and individual states of the United States.

Federal government

State government

State Governor Upper House Lower House Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State
Alabama 30 25 21 30 25 25
Alaska 30 25 21 30 None N.A.
Arizona 25 25 25 N.A. 25 25
Arkansas 30 25 21 30 18* 18*
California 18* 30* 18* 18* 18* 18*
Colorado 30 25 25 30 25 25
Connecticut 30 None None 30 18 None
Delaware 30 27 24 30 None None
Florida 30 21 21 30 30 None
Georgia 30 25 21 30 25 25
Hawaii 30 25 18 30 None N.A.
Idaho 30 18* 18* 30 30 25
Illinois 25[1] 21 21 25[1] 25 25
Indiana 30 25 21 30 None 18*
Iowa 30 25 21 30 18 None
Kansas None 18* 18* None None None
Kentucky 30[2] 30 24[2] 30 30 30
Louisiana 25 30 18 25 25 25
Maine 30 25* 21* N.A. None None
Maryland 30[3] 25[3] 21[3] 30[3] 18* None
Massachusetts 30 18 None 18* 18 None
Michigan 30[4] 21[4] 21[4] 30[4] None 18*
Minnesota 25 21 21 25[5] None 21
Mississippi 30 25 21 30 26 25
Missouri 30 30 24 30 None None
Montana 30 None None 25 25 25
Nebraska 30 21 N.A. 30 None None
Nevada 25 21 21 25 None None
New Hampshire 30[6] 30[6] 18[6] N.A. None None
New Jersey 30 30 21 30 None None
New Mexico 30 25 21 30 30 30
New York 30[7] 18[7] 18[7] 30[7] 30 None
North Carolina 30[8] 21[9] 21[10] 30[8] None 21
North Dakota 30 18* 18* 30 25 25
Ohio 18 18 18 None 18 18
Oklahoma 31[11] 25[11] 21[11] 31 31 31
Oregon 30 21 21 N.A. None None
Pennsylvania 30 25 21 30 30 None
Rhode Island 18 18 18 18 18 18
South Carolina 30[12] 25[13] 21[13] 30 18* 18*
South Dakota 21 21 21 21 None None
Tennessee 30 30 21[14] 30† None None
Texas 30 26 21 30 18 None
Utah 25 25 25 30 25 N.A.
Vermont None None None None None None
Virginia 30[15] 21[16] 21[16] 30 30 None
Washington 18* 18* 18* 18* 18* 18*
West Virginia 30 18 18 N.A. 25 18*
Wisconsin 18 18 18 18* None None
Wyoming 30 25 21 N.A. 18* 25

* Qualified elector/registered voter requirement.
† State Senate membership requirement.
N.A. implies that such a position does not exist in that state.

Chicago

  • Mayor: 18

Hawaii

  • Neighborhood Board Member: 18

Illinois

  • Comptroller: 25[1]
  • Treasurer: 25[1]

Los Angeles

  • Mayor: 18 (voting requirement)

Louisiana

  • School Board Member: 18

Maryland

  • Circuit Court Judge: 30[3]
  • County Sheriff: 25[3]
  • Other county offices: vary according to local law[3]

Baltimore City

  • Mayor: 25[3]
  • City Comptroller: 25[3]
  • City Council President: 25[3]
  • City Council Member: 21[3]

Michigan

  • State Court Justice: less than 70[17]
  • Any county or local office: 18

Minnesota

  • Many offices: 21[18]

New York

  • Comptroller: 30[7]

New York City

  • All offices: 18

North Carolina

  • Many offices: 21[10]

South Carolina

South Dakota

  • Public Utilities Commissioner: 25

Texas

  • Any county or local office: Usually 18

Wisconsin

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Article V, Section 3". Constitution of the State of Illinois. Illinois General Assembly. December 15, 1970. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legresou/constitu/072.htm
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k http://www.elections.state.md.us/candidacy/qualifications.html
  4. ^ a b c d "Article V, Section 22" (PDF). Michigan Constitution. State of Michigan. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/Article5.htm, Section 2
  6. ^ a b c http://www.nh.gov/constitution/governor.html, Article 42
  7. ^ a b c d e http://www.elections.ny.gov/RunningOffice.html
  8. ^ a b "Article III, Section 2". North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "Article II, Section 6". North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Article VI, Section 6". North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/VI-3.html
  12. ^ "Article IV, Section 2". South Carolina Constitution. South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Article III, Section 7". South Carolina Constitution. South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  14. ^ http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/46-tnconst.pdf
  15. ^ http://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article5/section3/
  16. ^ a b http://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article4/section4/
  17. ^ "Article VI, Section 21" (PDF). Michigan Constitution. State of Michigan. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  18. ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/Article7.htm, Section 6
  19. ^ "Article V, Section 15". South Carolina Constitution. South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  20. ^ http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?title=Age_of_candidacy
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