The Constitution for the United States of America
Article 1
Section 3 - Paragraph 3
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No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. |
Just as with the Representatives, this provision is to assure each State that only qualified individuals will be sent to work in the Senate.
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