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Dear Representatives LaFleur and Daniel:

You have requested an opinion from this office on whether John Breaux, a former member of the U.S. Senate from Louisiana, may legally enter the 2007 governor's race. Your request lists a number of facts pertaining to Mr. Breaux's connection to Louisiana, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Under these facts, you ask whether Mr. Breaux "would be considered to satisfy the [. . . ] requirement that he have been a citizen of Louisiana for the five years preceding the dates for qualification."1 Stated differently, the question we are to answer is whether…