§ 168.431Judge of probate; eligibility

Sec. 431.
    A person is not eligible to the office of judge of probate unless the person is a registered and
 qualified elector of the county in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the
 person files the affidavit of candidacy, as provided in section 16 of article VI of the state
 constitution of 1963, is licensed to practice law in this state except as provided in section 7 of
 the schedule and temporary provisions of the state constitution of 1963, and, at the time of
 election, is less than 70 years of age.