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To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[74] Some states have a minimum age requirement to hold any elected office (usually 21 or 18).
Any Belgian who has reached the age of 18 years can stand for election for the Chamber of Representatives, can become a member of the Senate, or can be elected in one of the regional parliaments. [19] This is regulated in the Constitution (Art. 64) and in the Special Law on the Reform of the Institutions.
For representatives elected to a regular session, the starting date is the date at which the new Congress convened. From 1789 to 1935, this is March 4 (with the previous Congress ending on March 3); from 1937 onward, this is January 3. For representatives elected in a special election, the starting date represents their swearing-in date.
Senator Harley Kilgore began advocating for a lowered voting age in 1941 in the 77th Congress. [5] Despite the support of fellow senators, representatives, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Congress failed to pass any national change. However, public interest in lowering the voting age became a topic of interest at the local level.
Congressional leadership just lowered its average age. Fifty-two-year-old Hakeem Jeffries is set to become the new leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives. The Senate's leaders are in ...
The bill later passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 14, 2024, by a vote of 69 - 16. [212] [213] [214] The bill made it to its second reading in the senate, however died in the senate before being able to be passed. [210] The bill would have taken effect July 1, 2024, if it had been signed into law. [211]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 118th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...
Pinterest CEO: To protect our kids online, Congress must make digital IDs the national standard—and require OS makers to share age-validation data with apps Bill Ready September 23, 2024 at 1:57 AM