Which person is qualified to be a New Mexico state senator, according to
Article IV?
Article IV: Legislative Department
Sec. 3. [Number and qualifications of members, single-
member districts; reapportionment.]
A. Senators shall not be less than twenty-five years of
age
and
representatives not less than twenty-one years of age at the time of
their election. If any senator or representative permanently removes
his residence from... the district from which he was elected, then he
shall be deemed to have resigned. ...
B. The senate shall be composed of no more than forty-two members.
C. The house of representatives shall be composed of no more than

A. A 22-year old man living in a house in Albuquerque, New Mexico
B. A 27-year old man who recently moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico
C. A 24-year old man living in duplex in Tucson, Arizona
D. A 65-year old who recently moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Tucson, Arizona

Respuesta :

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Article IV, Sec 3 states that a New Mexico senator "shall not be less than twenty-five years of age" which immediately clears out half the answers and leaves us with two possible answers, those being B and D since they are the only ones who meet the age requirement.

It also states "If any senator or representative permanently removes his residence from... the district from which he was elected, then he shall be deemed to have resigned...", this means that now we know with certainty that it can't be person D, since they recently changed their residence.