69 (i) They are a registered voter; (ii) They are eligible for election as an member of County Assembly; (iii) They hold a degree from a university recognized in Kenya; and (iv) They are not subject to any disqualifications set out in the Constitution and Elections Act. (Article 180(2) of the Constitution and Section 25 of the Elections Act, 2011) 3.5.2.5 The qualifications for nomination as a Parliamentary (National Assembly and Senate) candidate are set out at Article 99 of the Constitution and sections 22 and 24 of the Elections Act. A person seeking such nomination must: (i) Be a registered voter; (ii) Satisfy any educational, moral and ethical requirements prescribed by the Constitution and the Elections Act; (iii) Be nominated by a political party; or in the case of an independent candidate, be supported by at least 1000 registered voters in the constituency (Member of National Assembly candidates) or at least 2000 registered voters in the county (Senate) candidates; and (iv) Not be subject to the disqualifications spelt out at Article 99(2) of the Constitution and section 24(2) of the Elections Act, 2011. 3.5.2.6 A person is qualified to be nominated as a member of County Assembly if: (i) They are registered as a voter; (ii) They satisfy any educational, moral and ethical requirements prescribed by the Constitution and Elections Act; and (iii) They are nominated by a political party; or if an independent candidate, they are supported by at least 500 registered voters in the ward concerned. 3.5.3 Disqualifications 3.5.3.1 The following are the disqualifications for candidates seeking to be nominated to contest elective office: (i) Citizenship – Citizenship is a pre-requisite for nomination for elective office. Whereas presidential and deputy presidential candidates must be citizens by birth, candidates in parliamentary and county elections can be Kenyan citizens by either birth or registration; (ii) Being of unsound mind; (iii) Being an undischarged bankrupt; (iv) Serving a sentence of imprisonment of at least 6 months; (v) Not being a Kenyan citizen for at least the 10 years immediately preceding the election the candidate seeks to be nominated in (this does not apply to presidential and deputy presidential candidates); (vi) Having held office as a member of the IEBC within the period of 5 years before the date of the BENCH BOOK ON ELECTORAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION