Obama’s birth certificate still an issue in Texas? -- Chron

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Obama’s birth certificate still an issue in Texas?

Chron
1/24/2013

Excerpt:

When President Obama was sworn in Tuesday, he paused as he exited, commenting that he wanted one last look at the crowd on the Mall since he would never experience another Inauguration. After all, the twenty-second amendment to the U.S. Constitution limits presidents to two terms.

But Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, apparently hasn’t given up concerns about Obama’s qualifications to be president, based on persistent rumors that his Hawaiian birth certificate was faked. Zedler has filed HB 650, which would authorize the Texas Secretary of State to “obtain a certified copy of the candidate’s birth certificate from the original issuing authority” before placing any presidential or vice-presidential candidate on a Texas ballot.

The bill further stipulates that the name of a candidate for president or vice-president may only be placed on a Texas ballot only if “the party’s nominees’ possess the qualifications for those offices prescribed by federal law.”
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Texas Representative Files Proof of Eligibility Legislation For Presidential Candidates

Birther Report
1/25/2013

Excerpt:

Texas State Representative Bill Zedler filed legislation that would require candidates for President and Vice-President to release their birth certificates to the Texas Secretary of State in order to be placed on the ballot. Texas HB 650 was filed on 1/23/2013.

Sec. 192.0301. UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe an official application for a place on the ballot, which must be used by a candidate for president or vice-president, regardless of the authority with whom the application is filed.

(b) The application must require a candidate to provide:

1. the candidate’s date of birth;
2. the candidate’s length of residence in the United States;
3. an affirmation of the candidate’s natural-born United States citizen status;
4. authorization for the secretary of state to obtain a certified copy of the candidate’s birth certificate from the original issuing authority; and
5. for the applicable candidate for president, the consent of the candidate for vice-president to be the running mate of the candidate.

(c) An application made under this section is a public record, as provided by Section 1.012. [...]

...FULL TEXAS HB-650 BELOW OR HERE: http://www.scribd.com/doc/122260410

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http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogs...lity-bill.html