Constitution of The BahamasIn briefA candidate for the House of Assembly must be a Bahamian citizen aged at least twenty-one who has ordinarily lived in The Bahamas for a year, subject to Article 48.
Subject to the provisions of Article 48 of this Constitution a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, he-
Subject to Article 48 of this Constitution, a person qualifies to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly if, and only if, the person:
is a citizen of The Bahamas of the age of twenty-one years or upwards; and
is a citizen of The Bahamas and at least twenty-one years old; and
has ordinarily resided in The Bahamas for a period of not less than one year immediately before the date of his nomination for election.
has ordinarily lived in The Bahamas for at least one year immediately before the date of nomination for election.