(1) A candidate for membership of the National Legislature shall:

(a) Be a South Sudanese;
(b) Be at least twenty-one years of age;
(c) Be of sound mind;
(d) Be literate; and
(e) Not have been convicted during the last seven years of an offence
involving honesty or moral turpitude.

(2) Members of the National Legislature and the Council of Ministers shall not be
eligible for membership of state legislatures or state councils of ministers while
occupying the aforementioned positions.

(3) Membership of the National Legislative Assembly shall not be combined with
representation at the Council of States.

(4) Membership in the Council of States shall not be combined with membership in
the Council of Ministers.