Run for County Constable in DeKalb County, TN

Basic qualifications of TCA 8-18-101; A person shall: 1. Be at least 21 years of age; 2. Be a qualified voter of the district; 3. Possess at least a high school diploma or general educational development certificate (GED). Persons holding the office on or before June 30, 2011, and those reelected after July 1, 2011 without an interruption of service in the office shall only be able to read and write; 4. Not have been convicted in any federal or state court of a felony; and 5. Not have been separated or discharged from the armed forces of the United States with other than an honorable discharge; Shall file with the county election commission, in conjunction with the nominating petition, an affidavit sworn to and signed by the candidate affirming that the candidate meets the requirements of this section. (TCA 8-10-102) The general qualifications of persons permitted to hold public office are set out in TCA § 8-18-101. This section provides that all persons of the age of eighteen (18) years who are citizens of the United States and of this state, and have been inhabitants of the state, county, district, or circuit for the period required by the constitution and laws of the state, are qualified to hold office under the authority of this state except: 1.Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law; 2. Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof; 3. Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void; 4. Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and 5. Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.