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.. <br /> Sr . Clayton L. L.eFevere - 2 April 14, 1981 <br /> OPINION. <br /> We answer your question in the negative. <br /> Minnesota Constitution, Art. YII, Sec. 6, provides: <br /> Every person who by the provisions of this <br /> article is entitled to Vote at any election and is 21 <br /> years of age is eligible for any office elective by <br /> the people in the district wherein he has resided 30 <br /> days previous to the election, except as otherwise <br /> provided in this constitution, or the constitution <br /> and law of the United States . <br /> Hy this provision, the Constitution guarantees the right of <br /> qualified voters to vote and defines eligibility to office. The <br /> legislature cannot change or add to the constitutional <br /> qualifications for public office. State ex rel. Nordin v. Erickson, <br /> 119 Minn. 152, 137 N.P . 385 (1912) . Article VII , Section 6 , applies <br /> to both constitutional and statutory offices. Hoffman v. Downs, 145 <br /> Minn. 465, 177 N.W. 699 (1920) . The provision applies to municipal <br /> offices under a city charter . State ex rel. Childs v. Holman, 58 <br /> Minn. 219, 59 N.W. 1006 (1894) , Op. Atty. Gen. 64, Feb. 10, 1956. <br /> As diacussed recently in Pavlak v. Growe, 284 N.W.2d 174 , 176 <br /> • <br /> (Minn. 1979) : <br /> This-const-itutional_provis_ian_f etu1lly presents an <br /> important democractic principle---that all citizens <br /> meeting minimal, unchanging requirements are eligible <br /> for the elective positions that control their <br /> government . The opinions of this court applying <br /> Article VII, Section 6 , have consistently held that, <br /> as a guarantee of universal eligibility for public <br /> office , its standard may not be made more restrictive <br /> by legislative action unless expressly authorized by <br /> • another constitutional provision. <br /> 20a S3I .LI D NM 30 snows 'I * Jnidi75 : T O T76 '6T °L0 <br />