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Becoming a Candidate

Candidates for office must meet certain qualifications and are required to file specific documents to qualify to appear on the ballot. These qualifications and requirements may vary slightly depending on whether the office sought is a local office, a general assembly seat, a statewide office, or a federal office.

General Eligibility Requirements:

CITY OF ROANOKE
Office	Term (in years)	Next Election	Minimum Age at Election	Must be U.S. Citizen	Must be Virginia Resident	Other
Mayor	4	May 4, 2008	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be city resident
Member, City Council	4	May 4, 2008	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be city resident
Commissioner of the Revenue	4	Nov. 8, 2009	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be city resident
Commonwealth's Attorney	4	Nov. 8, 2009	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be member of Virginia State Bar
Sheriff	4	Nov. 8, 2005	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be city resident
Treasurer	4	Nov. 8, 2005	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be city resident
Clerk of Circuit Court	8	Nov. 8, 2011	18	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be city resident
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Office	Term (in years)	Next Election	Minimum Age at Election	Must be U.S. Citizen	Must be Virginia Resident	Other
Governor	4	Nov. 8, 2005	30	At election	For 5 years preceeding election	Must be registered Virginia voter for 5 years and not currently governor
Lieutenant Governor	4	Nov. 8, 2005	30	At election	For 5 years preceeding election	Must be registered Virginia voter for 5 years
Attorney General	4	Nov. 8, 2005	30	At election	At election	Must be member of Virginia State bar for 5 years
Member, Senate of Virginia	4	Nov. 6, 2007	21	At election	For 1 year preceeding election	Must be resident of Senate district
Member, House of Delegates	2	Nov. 8, 2005	21	At election	For 1 year preceeeding election	Must be resident of House district
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Office	Term (in years)	Next Election	Minimum Age at Election	Must be U.S. Citizen	Must be Virginia Resident	Other
President	4	Nov. 2, 2008	35	For 14 years preceeding election		Must be natural-born U.S. citizen
Vice President	4	Nov. 2, 2008	35	For 14 years preceeding election		Must be natural-born U.S. citizen
Senator	6	Nov. 4, 2008	30	For 9 years preceeding election	At election
Representative	2	Nov. 2, 2008	25	For 7 years preceeding election	At election

August 21, 2008