You don't need to be a voter to be a candidate. A bill was introduced earlier in the year to change that but didn't go anywhere, which is probably how he found

You don't need to be a voter to be a candidate. A bill was introduced earlier in the year to change that but didn't go anywhere, which is probably how he found out he was eligible. You just need to be a resident of the state for four years. No other requirement. In particular, no age requirement. The headline sounds like it's specific to him in some narrow way, but almost any 14 yo (or 4 yo) in Vermont is probably eligible to stand as a candidate.