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  1. LII
  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article I. Legislative Branch
  4. Section III
  5. Clause III
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    Clause 3 Qualifications

    No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

    • Overview of Senate Qualifications Clause
      • When Senate Qualifications Requirements Must Be Met
        • Congress's Ability to Change Qualifications Requirements for Senate
          • States' Ability to Change Qualifications Requirements for Senate

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          • Explanation of the Constitution - from the Congressional Research Service


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