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N.Y. Const. art. IV, § 2 — Qualifications of governor and lieutenant-governor
N.Y. Const. art. IV, § 2
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- Statute
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- New York Constitution
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2. No person shall be eligible to the office of governor or lieutenant-governor, except a citizen of the United States, of the age of not less than thirty years, and who shall have been five years next preceding the election a resident of this state.
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N.Y. Const. art. IV, § 2 — Qualifications of governor and lieutenant-governor is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2. No person shall be eligible to the office of governor or lieutenant-governor, except a citizen of the United States, of the age of not less than thirty years, and who shall have been five years next preceding the election a resident of this state.