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Miss. Const. art. 5, § 117

Eligibility to serve as Governor

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The Governor shall be at least thirty years of age, and shall have been a citizen of the United States twenty years, and shall have resided in this State five years next preceding the day of his election.

History

SOURCES: 1817 art IV § 3; 1832 art V § 3; 1869 art V § 3.

Provenance

Source: sos.ms.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-25
Edition: 2026-09-25
Content hash: 62e9e16ef68c3f7d1679d4893943445863227b4f3fa4b4f646e6241327c8fb6d

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