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Background. Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution sets only three qualifications for holding the presidency. To serve as president, one must: be a natural-born United States citizen; be at least 35 years old; be a resident in the United States for at least 14 years. [1]
Local government. Many states require elected municipal officers to be over 18 years of age or be a registered voter in the city thereof. Montana requires mayors to be at least 21 years of age. As of November 2016, most U.S. cities with populations exceeding 200,000 required their mayor to be a registered voter in the city thereof or at least ...
The 1876 constitution set the age for parliamentary elections as 30. This remained unchanged until 13 October 2006, when it was lowered to 25 through a constitutional amendment. In 2017, it was further lowered to 18, the same as the voting age. [72] In presidential elections the candidacy age is 40.
Proposition 32. This measure would increase California's hourly minimum wage from $16 to $18 and annually adjust it for inflation. The proposal comes after the state's politically powerful unions ...
The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president. It replaced the procedure in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, under which the Electoral College originally functioned. The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the ...
A: According to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, a person must be at least thirty five years old and a U.S. resident for fourteen years. Q: Do you have to be born in the United States to be ...
The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution established a nationally standardized minimum age of 18 for participation in state and local elections. It was proposed by Congress on March 23, 1971, and it was ratified by three-quarters of the states by July 1, 1971. Various public officials had supported lowering ...
August 14, 2020 at 7:59 AM. CHICAGO (AP) — False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating in social media posts since ...