▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Georgia ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁a ▁legal ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁the ▁sen ator ▁was ▁elected ▁to . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁must ▁be ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁old , ▁a ▁Georgia ▁citiz en ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁a ▁legal ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁the ▁representative ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁Dis qual ifications ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Constitution ▁Article ▁III ▁Section ▁II ▁Par agraph ▁IV : ▁ ▁No ▁person ▁on ▁active ▁duty ▁with ▁any ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁shall ▁have ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁either ▁house ▁unless ▁otherwise ▁provided ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁No ▁person ▁holding ▁any ▁civil ▁appointment ▁or ▁office ▁having ▁any ▁em ol ument ▁an nex ed ▁ther eto ▁under ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁this ▁state , ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁state ▁shall ▁have ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁either ▁house . ▁ ▁No ▁Senator ▁or ▁Represent ative ▁shall ▁be ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁or ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁to ▁any ▁office ▁or ▁appointment ▁having ▁any ▁em ol ument ▁an nex ed ▁ther eto ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁which ▁such ▁person ▁shall ▁have ▁been ▁elected ▁unless ▁the ▁Senator ▁or ▁Represent ative ▁shall ▁first ▁res ign ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁which ▁elected ; ▁provided , ▁however , ▁that , ▁during ▁the ▁term ▁for ▁which ▁elected , ▁no ▁Senator ▁or ▁Represent ative ▁shall ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁any ▁civil ▁office ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁during ▁such