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ferent electoral districts or into portions of different electoral
districts for the election of any national, state, or county officer,
then, to vote for such an officer, a person shall have been a resi-
dent of the electoral district f or three months next preceding the
election. Removal from one electoral district to another electoral
district in this State shall not deprive a person of his qualification
to vote in the electoral district from which he has removed until
three months after his removal.

Section 2.02. Voters in Presidential Elections.

For purposes of voting for president and vice president of the
United States or for electors for those offices, the General Assem-
bly shall prescribe by law a lesser residence requirement for citi-
zens who have resided in this State for less than six months.

Section 2.03. Voters in Municipal Elections.

A municipal corporation may prescribe by law qualifications for
voters in its municipal elections, subject to any procedures and
standards that the General Assembly may prescribe by law. No
municipal corporation may prescribe an age requirement of more
than nineteen years or a residence requirement of more than one
year.

Section 2.04. Voters in United States Enclaves.

A person shall not be deemed ineligible to vote in any election
solely by reason of the fact that he resides on land over which
the United States has been ceded jurisdiction.

Section 2.05. Property Qualifications.

Ownership of an interest in property shall not be required as a
condition for voting except to the extent that nonresident prop-
erty owners may be permitted by law to vote in a municipal
election. Ownership of an interest in property shall not be re-
quired as a condition for holding any elective or appointive office
of this State or of any unit of local government.

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