Christian,

This should answer your question.

:Currently, Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in those gaps. Section 1401
defines the following as people who are "citizens of the United States
at birth:"

Anyone born inside the United States 
Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen
of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the
tribe 
Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are
citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S. 
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and
lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S.
national 
Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived
in the U.S. for at least one year 
Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot
be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by
age 21 
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as
long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S.
for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included
in this time) 
A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an
alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S. 
Anyone falling into these categories is considered natural-born, and is
eligible to run for President or Vice President. These provisions allow
the children of military families to be considered natural-born, for
example.

Regards,

Trent Thomas - Norco Computer Systems, Inc.
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Subject: [HP3000-L] WOT : US Presidential Election

Hi fellow listers,

 

I'm out of read mode and back into write mode for a wildly, wildly OT
question :

 

I've been told that, to be able to run for President of the USA, one has
to be at least 35 and have been born on US soil. What about a kid whose
both parents are American, but who happens to be born outside the USA ?
Would he/she be allowed to run anyway when he/she is 35 ?

 

It's a question my 10-year old just asked, and I did not have the
answer.

 

TIA,

 

Christian "still interested in US politics, somehow" Lheureux


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