To file as a candidate for the House of Representatives in any representative district, a person must have been a registered voter in said district and a resident residing within said district for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the filing period prescribed by law. Any member of the House of Representatives whose district has been changed by redistricting may change residence with the intent of becoming qualified to seek reelection in said district in the first election applicable to said district following redistricting without thereby being deemed to have vacated his or her existing office.

Laws 1967, c. 142, § 3; Amended by Laws 1971, c. 133, § 2; Amended by Laws 1973, c. 40, § 2, emerg. eff. April 25, 1973; Amended by Laws 1981, c. 178, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1981; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1515, c. 264, § 1, eff. September 1, 2001 (superseded document available).