Note 110 — Chapter XIV · CONGRESS AT WORK
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No one is eligible for election to the Senate unless he is at least thirty years of age. He must also have been a citizen of the United States for at least nine years and at the time of his election an inhabitant of the state from which he is chosen. The governor of the state may be empowered by the legislature to fill any vacancy which may occur through the death or resignation of a senator, this temporary appointment to be valid until a senatorial election is held.