An official report later cleared him, however, confirming that he did not meet the residency requirement because he spent so much time out of the country.

The party won a strong majority of 14 seats, which they used to amend the constitution to reduce the residency requirement.

The plan was for her to stay there for a year to fulfill the permanent residency requirement, and go to a university abroad thereafter.

The residency requirement was increased from two years to six years in the constitution of 1799 and all subsequent constitutions.

The constitution of 1898 required a longer residency requirement in the state, county, parish, and precinct before voting than did the constitution of 1879.