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Voters in North Dakota overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure setting an age limit for politicians running for U.S. Congress, amid a broader national debate over aging politicians, including the two oldest major-party presidential nominees in history. The measure, which amends the state constitution, bars anyone from running or being appointed to a congressional seat if they turn 81 in the year prior to the end of their term.
Constitution lays out. But the measure passed amid considerable voter concern about the two leading presidential candidates’ ages and cognitive abilities. Biden is 81, and if re-elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump turns 78 on Friday, and if re-elected, would be 82 years old when he leaves office. The U.S. Constitution sets the minimum age threshold for senators at 30, House representatives at 25, and presidents at 35.
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