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Presidential candidacy disqualification

by Marc Racicot
| January 14, 2024 12:00 AM

There are four qualifications set forth in the U.S. Constitution that must be met before any “person” can be placed on the ballot and run for the office of president:

1) you must be a “natural born citizen;” 2) you must have “attained the age of 35 years;” 3) you must have been “14 years a resident within the United States;” and 4) you cannot have violated the Disqualification Rule of the 14th Amendment which entails having previously sworn an oath to support the Constitution and subsequently engaging in insurrection against it. 

There’s nothing mysterious or unusual about meeting these eligibility requirements. They’re mandatory and cannot be waived nor ignored. Throughout history, candidates, including presidential candidates, have been disqualified by elections officials because of their failure to meet pertinent qualifications allowing access to a primary election ballot.

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