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This article analyzes the fundamental, constitutionally enshrined requirements for passive suffrage, which are crucial factors in determining the eligibility of candidates for elective office. Experience shows that the historically established list of qualifications, including citizenship, age, and residency, is somewhat stable, although the possibility of their adjustment remains. While domestic social and political circumstances typically account for this, in contemporary Russia, foreign policy conditions and interstate relations with countries actively pursuing unfriendly, “Russophobic” policies have played a significant role. The resulting external and internal challenges and threats to Russia's national security have largely necessitated updating the requirements for passive suffrage.