WV · constitutions
W. Va. Const. art. IV, § 4
Persons Entitled to Hold Office-Age Requirements
No person, except citizens entitled to vote, shall be elected or appointed to any state, county or municipal office; but the governor and judges must have attained the age of thirty, and the attorney general and senators the age of twenty-five years, at the beginning of their respective terms of service; and must have been citizens of the State for five years next preceding their election or appointment, or be citizens at the time this Constitution goes into operation.
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- code.wvlegislature.gov
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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