Va. Const. art. V, § 3
- Constitution
- Constitution of Virginia
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
No person except a citizen of the United States shall be eligible to the office of Governor; nor shall any person be eligible to that office unless he shall have attained the age of thirty years and have been a resident of the Commonwealth and a registered voter in the Commonwealth for five years next preceding his election.
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