“If you do not own a house in the district or state, you are not qualified to represent the district or state.”
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In addition to age and citizenship requirements, residency (not home ownerhship) is a factor. What constitutes a “resident” is determined by state law.
And the criteria often varies depending upon the purpose. For example, a person living in a state for 60 days might be a “resident” for voting purposes but a non-resident who is ineligible for in-state tuition at a state university.
Thanks and I agree that states can have varying definitions of residency.
Here’s a snip from the above link I posted up thread.
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According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s listed qualifications, a candidate
for U.S. Senate must “be an inhabitant of Louisiana when elected.”
The Constitution governs residency requirements, broadly. As Louisiana’s law is worded,
it requires senators to “be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”
The definition of what it is to be “an inhabitant” is a broad one, said Dr. Pearson
Cross, the head of the political science department at the University of Louisiana.
From a legal standpoint, he said it would be difficult to prove that Landrieu is not
an inhabitant.
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It goes on to basically defend Landrieu