Making The Cut
Constitutional Qualifications for Election to the Governorship and the U.S. Presidency
| Requirement | No. States with Requirement | ||||||
| Minimum age | None | 4 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | ||||||
| 25 | 6 | ||||||
| 30 | 34,  |
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| 31 | 1 | ||||||
| 35 |  |
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| U.S. citizenship | No requirement | 10 | |||||
| Required, no time specified | 25, |
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| Less than 5 years | 1 | ||||||
| 5-10 years | 9 | ||||||
| 11+ years | 5 | ||||||
| By birth | |
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| State citizenship or residency | No requirement | 7 | |||||
| Less than 5 years | 12 | ||||||
| 5-10 years | 31, |
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| 14 years U.S. resident | |
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| Qualified voter | Yes | 21 | |||||
| Not specified | 29, , |
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U.S.President
Texas
Source: Derived from The Book of the States, 2002 (Lexington, Ky: the Council of State Governments, 2000), p.147. |
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