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To be a senator, a person must be aged 30 or over. To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[74]
The Iraqi constitution states that a person must be at least 40 years old to run for president [41] and 35 years old to be prime minister. [42] Until 2019, the electoral law set the age limit at 30 years old for candidates to run for the Council of Representatives. [43]
In March 2009, Bill Posey introduced legislation, H.R. 1503, in the U.S. House of Representatives to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The amendment would have required candidates for the Presidency "to include with the [campaign] committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate" plus other supporting documentation. [8]
On the heels of the report the House voted to expel Mr Santos from Congress on 1 December – ousting him in a vote of 311 to 114. He left the Capitol that day saying: “To hell with this place.”
Here’s a look at who’s running: SC District 1: Congresswoman Nancy Mace currently holds a position in this district and has filed to run again. Her primary opponent, former director of the ...
That includes $13 million on his first run for Congress, when he lost a primary for a deep-blue open seat bordering Washington, D.C. He spent yet more to capture his current district in 2018.
The constitutional requirements of Article I, Section 2 for election to Congress are the maximum requirements that can be imposed on a candidate. [26] Therefore, Article I, Section 5, which permits each House to be the judge of the qualifications of its own members does not permit either House to establish additional qualifications.
District Unaffiliated Requirements: According to N.C.G.S. §163-122(a)(2–3) [44] in order for an unaffiliated candidate to qualify for the election ballot for a district office, the candidate must obtain signatures on a petition equal to at least 4% of the total number of registered voters within the district that the candidate is running for ...