Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names
2/21/2012 12:16:00 PM
On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:31:50 -0800 (PST), ??????
<p209a11@hot-shot.com> wrote:
>On Feb 21, 6:26?am, Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names
><PopUlist...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:11:33 -0800 (PST), ??????
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>> <p209...@hot-shot.com> wrote:
>> >Missouri H.B. 1046:
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>> >Section A. Sections 115.399 and 115.761, RSMo, are repealed and two
>> >new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 115.399
>> >and 115.761, to read as follows:
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>> >115.399. 1. Not later than the twelfth Tuesday prior to each
>> >presidential election, or notwithstanding any prior laws to the
>> >contrary, in the year 1996 and thereafter, within seven working days
>> >after choosing its nominees for president and vice president of the
>> >United States, whichever is later, the state committee of each
>> >established political party shall certify in writing to the secretary
>> >of state the names of its nominees for president and vice president of
>> >the United States. Such certification shall provide verifiable
>> >evidence of identity and of proof of status as a natural born citizen
>> >of the United States for each nominee and the origins of such
>> >evidence. Such evidence shall be in the form of the most complete
>> >record of birth available by the controlling legal authority at the
>> >time of the nominee's birth, and shall be kept and maintained by the
>> >secretary of state, and shall be deemed a public record under chapter
>> >610. The burden of proof for such evidence shall lie solely upon each
>> >nominee. As used in this subsection, "natural born citizen" means
>> >having been declared a national and citizen of the United States at
>> >birth under 8 U.S.C. Sections 1401 to 1409, as amended, or having been
>> >declared a national and citizen of the United States under federal law
>> >as it existed at the time of the nominee's birth.
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>> >[...]
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>> >4. Failure to provide the certification required under this section
>> >shall render any candidate ineligible to file a declaration of intent
>> >to be a write-in candidate for election to the office of president or
>> >vice president of the United States.
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>> >115.761. 1. The official list of presidential candidates for each
>> >established political party shall include the names of all
>> >constitutionally qualified candidates for whom, on or after 8:00 a.m.
>> >on the fifteenth Tuesday prior to the presidential primary, and on or
>> >before 5:00 p.m., on the eleventh Tuesday prior to the presidential
>> >primary, a written request to be included on the presidential primary
>> >ballot is filed with the secretary of state [along with] . Such
>> >written request shall provide verifiable evidence of identity and of
>> >proof of status as a natural born citizen of the United States for
>> >each candidate and the origins of such evidence. Such evidence shall
>> >be in the form of the most complete record of birth available by the
>> >controlling legal authority at the time of the candidate's birth, and
>> >shall be kept and maintained by the secretary of state, and shall be
>> >deemed a public record under chapter 610. The burden of proof for such
>> >evidence shall lie solely upon each candidate. As used in this
>> >subsection, "natural born citizen" means having been declared a
>> >national and citizen of the United States at birth under 8 U.S.C.
>> >Sections 1401 to 1409, as amended, or having been declared a national
>> >and citizen of the United States under federal law as it existed at
>> >the time of the nominee's birth. . . . .
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>"..The burden of proof for such evidence shall lie solely upon each
>candidate....."
So if the candidate presents a birth certificate from another state
and the relevant officials in that state verify the validity of the
document, then, the candidate is on the ballot.