Opinion ID: 160439
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Heading: Registration as a Tool to Educate the Electorate

Text: 32 The State also suggests that the registration process under 1-4-802(1)(g) is merely an education process for the voters and election officials to conclude that the candidate meets the requirements of Article I, 2, cl. 2, that is, having attained twenty-five years in age, having been a United States citizen for seven years and being an inhabitant of the State when elected. Mr. Campbell proposes utilizing an affidavit to achieve the same ends. The State's argument is not persuasive. There is no question that the State can insure that its candidates meet the minimum requirements of the Qualifications Clause and in turn represent this fact to its electors through affidavits or a variety of other means. 33