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"As with the right to vote, restrictions on the right to be elected must be confined to accepted criteria: age requirements, which may be somewhat higher than the legal voting age in the case of candidacies for high governmental office; citizenship requirements; reasonable residency requirements; and proportionate restrictions or disqualification in cases of findings of mental incapacity and criminal convictions."
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OSCE (ODIHR): Existing Commitments for Democratic Elections in OSCE Participating States, p. 63Summaries
- Limits on individuals wishing to run for office may only be based on objective and reasonable criteria, including a minimum age limit.
- Limits on individuals wishing to run for office may only be based on objective and reasonable criteria, including residency.
- Limits on individuals wishing to run for office may only be based on objective and reasonable criteria, including citizenship.
- Limits on individuals wishing to run for office may only be based on objective and reasonable criteria
- Limits on individuals wishing to run for office may only be based on objective and reasonable criteria, including criminal conviction.