Eligibility to stand as a candidate at elections

1. Eligibility to stand as candidates in an election to the Seimas shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania having reached the age of 21 or over on polling day, given they permanently residence in the Republic of Lithuania and are not bound by an oath or a pledge of allegiance to a foreign state.
2. Eligibility for election as President of the Republic shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania as a home Member State of the European Union, given they have resided in Lithuania at least for the past three years, have reached at least the age of 40 before the polling day, and are eligible for election to the Seimas.
3. A permanent resident of a particular municipality who has reached the age of 18 or over on polling day is eligible for election as municipal councillor.
4. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who has reached the age of 18 or over on polling day and who is a permanent resident of the municipality is eligible for election as mayor.
5. The status of a permanent resident of a given municipality shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, citizens of other Member States of the European Union entitled to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, and other persons who have a documented proof of being entitled to permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania, provided that they have declared the given municipality as their place of residence under the legislation of the Republic of Lithuania at least 60 days in advance of the polling day or have been entered in the records of persons who have not declare their place of residence in the given municipality.
6. Eligibility for standing as a candidate at an election to the European Parliament in the Republic of Lithuania shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and of other Member States of the European Union who permanently reside in the Republic of Lithuania, provided they have reached the age of 21 or over on polling day and provided they are not standing as candidates at an election to the European Parliament in any other Member State of the European Union.
7. The status of a citizen of another Member State of the European Union permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania and eligible for standing as a candidate at an election to the European Parliament shall be limited to nationals of other Member States of the European Union who have acquired the right to reside in the Republic of Lithuania under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and who have declared their place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania no later than 60 days before the polling day.