Miss. Const. art. 5, § 117
- Constitution
- Constitution of Mississippi
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
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 preceeding the day of his election. SOURCES: 1817 art IV §3; 1832 art V §3; 1869 art V §3.
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