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#eligibility: No Deal Response; More States Create Bills; Arizona Responds
Thursday, 21 Jan, 2010 – 21:05 | 260 Comments
#eligibility: No Deal Response; More States Create Bills; Arizona Responds

Thursday, January 21, 2010 Update:
Commenter “slcraig” received the following response from sources in Arizona via email:
“To: SL Craig
Thank you so much for your great efforts to assist us in our understanding(s) as again evidenced by …

AZ Eligibility Bill Introduced with Numerous Sponsors
Thursday, 14 Jan, 2010 – 22:30 | 292 Comments
AZ Eligibility Bill Introduced with Numerous Sponsors

Thursday, January 14, 2010 Update:
Thanks to a concerned citizen, State Rep. Judy Burges’ bill appears to have been posted online as HB2441. The introduction to the bill shows that Rep. Burges is one of 11 …

DNC’s Obama Certification: Merely a State-to-State Change?; Update: Both were Filed; History
Saturday, 12 Sep, 2009 – 21:05 | 41 Comments
DNC’s Obama Certification: Merely a State-to-State Change?; Update: Both were Filed; History

See towards the bottom of this posting for an important update regarding this story.
Today, CanadaFreePress writer JB Williams posted a column discussing the two legally different documents that the Democratic National Committee produced to serve …

Berg PR Vows Successful Appeal; USJF Says Obama Nomination Papers Perjurious; Dr. Taitz: “Cease and Desist” on Domain
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 19:20 | 105 Comments
Berg PR Vows Successful Appeal; USJF Says Obama Nomination Papers Perjurious; Dr. Taitz: “Cease and Desist” on Domain

Attorney Philip Berg, advisor for the Plaintiff in Hollister v. Soetoro, issued a press release regarding the basis for the appeal of this case:
For Immediate Release: – 04/09/2009
Berg states Hollister case has been ‘Appealed’ as Opinion …

Candidate Qualification: SCOTUS Ruled No to Additional State Qualifications
Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2009 – 16:03 | 27 Comments
Candidate Qualification: SCOTUS Ruled No to Additional State Qualifications

I happened to find the following comment from “Sola Veritas” (do a search on the page to find it; #32) at FreeRepublic.com:
Also, a state cannot impose additional requirements on elections to federal offices–which is why …

Candidate Qualification: TN Senator: “Eligibility Issue Investigated and Confirmed”
Tuesday, 13 Jan, 2009 – 14:37 | 57 Comments
Candidate Qualification: TN Senator: “Eligibility Issue Investigated and Confirmed”

YourFellowCitizen.com blogger Justin Riggs received the following from Sen. Lamar Alexander’s (R-TN) office yesterday:
Yesterday, I received a letter from an anonymous source that had a letter from TN Senator Lamar Alexander attached to it. In …

Candidate Qualification: Commission on Presidential Debates
Friday, 9 Jan, 2009 – 9:47 | 4 Comments
Candidate Qualification: Commission on Presidential Debates

Justin Riggs at yourfellowcitizen.com yesterday posted the following:
Today I received the following document from an anonymous tipster who only wanted to be known as “super sleuth from Florida”. If you scroll down to the bottom …

Candidate Qualification: Letter Sent to Speaker Pelosi; DNC Update; Letter Received!
Saturday, 3 Jan, 2009 – 16:56 | 23 Comments
Candidate Qualification: Letter Sent to Speaker Pelosi; DNC Update; Letter Received!

On Friday, Justin Riggs, blogger at yourfellowcitizen.com, posted the following:
I received an interesting letter from an an unnamed source today. This person wrote:
————
If you want to draft a letter to NP (Nancy Pelosi) regarding the …

Candidate Qualification: Countering the DNC on Eligibility
Wednesday, 31 Dec, 2008 – 16:56 | No Comment
Candidate Qualification: Countering the DNC on Eligibility

In my continuing coverage of Candidate Qualification, Justin Riggs, blogger at yourfellowcitizen.com is currently mulling over a different tactic of holding someone accountable for a candidate’s official eligibility:

The United States Democratic Party consists of two separate …

Candidate Qualification: Hawaii, South Carolina Certifications
Monday, 22 Dec, 2008 – 22:02 | 3 Comments
Candidate Qualification: Hawaii, South Carolina Certifications

Justin Rigg’s continued work at yourfellowcitizen.com (highlights tracked here) keeps getting closer to the question of who, exactly, is responsible for qualifying candidates for federal office. As Justin comments concerning the Hawaiian paperwork:
There’s a law …

Candidate Qualification: DNC Claims They Can’t Make States Determine Candidate Eligibility
Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2008 – 13:37 | 2 Comments
<b>Candidate Qualification: DNC Claims They Can’t Make States Determine Candidate Eligibility</b>

In my continuing coverage of Candidate Qualifications, long-time readers of this blog Richard Lawrence and Jean brought the following to my attention (from Richard):
A DNC brief states they are a private organization and have no …

Candidate Qualification: CO Legislative Council Begins Ballot Initiative Process
Tuesday, 16 Dec, 2008 – 20:54 | 5 Comments
<b>Candidate Qualification: CO Legislative Council Begins Ballot Initiative Process</b>

Earlier, Justin Riggs, blogger at yourfellowcitizen.com, submitted a ballot proposal to the Colorado Legislative Council and Office of Legislative Legal Services. He just received word back from the State beginning the process of formal review.
The following …

Candidate Qualification: Colorado Democratic Party, Oregon SOS Respond
Thursday, 11 Dec, 2008 – 22:34 | 8 Comments
<b>Candidate Qualification: Colorado Democratic Party, Oregon SOS Respond</b>

As part of my continuing coverage of who’s responsible for candidate qualification, Justin Riggs at yourfellowcitizen.com presents two further updates on this investigation.
The first is a follow up from Colorado, where he received a response …

Electoral College: It’s All About the Electors
Thursday, 11 Dec, 2008 – 11:05 | 15 Comments

As the December 15th deadline approaches for the Electoral College to cast their votes for President, all of the Barack Obama eligibility issues point to the Electors, individually, to weigh a consideration of whether or not he …

Candidate Qualification: SC Democratic Party Chair Letter
Tuesday, 9 Dec, 2008 – 14:40 | 3 Comments

In my continuing coverage of what the States say about qualifying candidates for office, Justin Riggs at yourfellowcitizen.com followed up on a previous report in which South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler FAXed him a …

Candidate Qualification: Obama Certifies Himself as Natural Born
Sunday, 7 Dec, 2008 – 22:33 | 16 Comments

CitizenWells (via moniquemonicat) reports this evening that MoniQue has received a document from the Arizona Secretary of State that shows Barack Obama’s signature whereby he certifies himself to be eligible for the presidency.
Of special note for …

What if the Supremes Deny Writ for Donofrio v. Wells, Other Cases?
Saturday, 6 Dec, 2008 – 10:24 | 17 Comments

As of the date of this posting, the Supreme Court has been officially silent on the results of its Friday, December 5 Conference in which cases like Donofrio v. Wells were being considered (see my “Supreme Court …

Candidate Qualification: Responses from Colorado, South Carolina
Friday, 5 Dec, 2008 – 22:34 | 8 Comments

Justin Riggs at yourfellowcitizen.com follows up on his official requests to various Secretaries of State offices questioning exactly who is responsible for certifying eligibility.
First, he found two web-based resources for Secretary of State inquiries:

SaveOurRights Wiki: …

Ballot Initiative to Certify Candidate Eligibility Submitted in Colorado
Thursday, 4 Dec, 2008 – 16:02 | No Comment

Justin Riggs, blogger at yourfellowcitizen.com, has today submitted a ballot initiative proposal to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. Mr. Riggs produced this in response to the various State responses he has received concerning an inability …

Candidate Qualification: Several States Respond to Inquiries
Thursday, 4 Dec, 2008 – 13:39 | One Comment

Following up on a previous posting here, Mr. Riggs over at yourfellowcitizen.com has been doing some exemplary work regarding exactly who is supposed to be qualifying candidates for office, espeically that of the Presidency.
In his …

Is the Onus of Presidential Qualification on the Parties?
Saturday, 29 Nov, 2008 – 9:03 | 10 Comments

Both Americamustknow.com and yourfellowcitizen.com are reporting on a couple of places in Democratic party rules where the party seems to explicitly admit that they are responsible for the proper vetting and, subsequently, nominating eligible candidates.
All …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Certified Obama’s Nomination
Wednesday, 26 Nov, 2008 – 23:31 | 23 Comments

CountUsOut is reporting this evening that a reader of theirs recently received a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) response in Virginia:
via Virgil, Count Us Out Reader
I have a PDF sent from Virginia SOS that is …