Disadvantages
- Those who aspire to higher office may not take the lower positions in resign-to-run areas, since the positions cannot be "stepping stones" for them.
- Officeholders who do want a higher office must work elsewhere for some amount of time before running, reducing the number of candidates for the higher office.
- Since officeholders often reward their home areas, it is advantageous to have residents of an area in the higher offices. Resign-to-run laws hinder running for those offices.
- An officeholder who wants to run for a higher office may resign to campaign for that office, whereas they otherwise would remain.
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