4 (4) Each person who wishes to have his or her name placed
5 on the general election ballot as a candidate for President or Vice
6 President of the United States shall first meet the eligibility
7 requirements of Article II, section 1, of the Constitution of the
8 United States. Such person shall submit an affidavit to the Secretary
9 of State along with supporting documentation as specified in
10 subsections (5) and (6) of this section by September 8 of the year in
11 which the election is scheduled. The affidavit and supporting
12 documentation shall be a public record.

13 (5) The affidavit shall be sworn or affirmed before a
14 notary public and shall contain statements substantially as follows:
15 I was born a citizen of the United States of America and
16 was subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the United States of
17 America, owing allegiance to no other country at the time of my
18 birth. On the day I was born, both my birth mother and birth father
19 were citizens of the United States of America. As further evidence of
20 the above statements, I have attached the items required in
21 subsection (6) of this section.

22 As of inauguration day, ........ (insert year office will
23 be assumed upon election), I will have obtained the age of thirty
24 five years and will have resided in the United States of America for
25 at least fourteen years, including the following periods at the
1 corresponding address(es)(add additional sheets if necessary):

2 (6)(a) Each candidate for President or Vice President of
3 the United States shall (i) attach documents as indicated in each of
4 the three requirements in the following subdivisions, some of which
5 require multiple documents, (ii) state in the affidavit which
6 required documents are attached that meet such requirements, and
7 (iii) include in the affidavit, statements substantially as indicated
8 in this subsection as applicable.

9 (b) Requirement number one: One of the following in
10 subdivision (i) or (ii) of this subdivision:
11 (i) A certified copy of my first original long-form birth
12 certificate issued shortly after the time of my birth; or
13 (ii) Only if the document described in subdivision (i) of
14 this subdivision is not obtainable under the laws of the state that
15 issued my birth certificate, then both documents described in
16 subdivisions (A) and (B) of this subdivision:
17 (A) A certified copy of my certification of live birth
18 which includes the names of my birth parents who are listed on my
19 first original long-form birth certificate issued shortly after the
20 time of my birth; and
21 (B) A sworn and acknowledged affidavit by me stating that
22 my parents names contained on my certification of live birth are the
23 same birth parent names as contained on my first original birth
24 certificate;
25 (C) Requirement number two: One of the following in
1 subdivision (i) or (ii) or (iii) or (iv) or (v) of this subdivision:
2 (i) A certified copy of my birth mother's long-form birth
3 certificate indicating her United States citizenship;
4 (ii) Only if the document described in subdivision (i) of
5 this subdivision is not obtainable under the laws of the state that
6 issued my mother's birth certificate, then both documents described
7 in subdivisions (A) and (B) of this subdivision:
8 (A) A certified copy of my mother's certification of live
9 birth indicating her United States citizenship; and
10 (B) A sworn and acknowledged affidavit by me stating my
11 mother's place of birth as denoted on her long-form birth certificate
12 and stating that her parents names contained on her certification of
13 live birth are the same parent names as contained on her long-form
14 birth certificate;
15 (iii) My birth mother's Certificate of United States
16 Naturalization showing she obtained United States citizenship prior
17 to my date of birth;
18 (iv) My birth mother's Certificate of United States
19 Citizenship showing she obtained United States citizenship prior to
20 my date of birth; or
21 (v) Certified copies of documents that indicate my mother
22 was a United States citizen prior to my birth, being the same
23 documents as those required to obtain a Certificate of United States
24 Citizenship; and

25 (c) Requirement number three: One of the following in
1 subdivision (i) or (ii) or (iii) or (iv) or (v) or (vi) of this
2 subdivision:
3 (i) A certified copy of my birth father's long-form birth
4 certificate indicating his United States citizenship;
5 (ii) Only if the document described in subdivision (i) of
6 this subdivision is not obtainable under the laws of the state that
7 issued my father's birth certificate, then both documents described
8 in subdivisions (A) and (B) of this subdivision:
9 (A) A certified copy of my father's certification of live
10 birth indicating his United States citizenship; and
11 (B) A sworn and acknowledged affidavit by me stating my
12 father's place of birth as denoted on his long-form birth certificate
13 and stating that his parents names contained on his certification of
14 live birth are the same parent names as contained on his long-form
15 birth certificate;
16 (iii) My birth father's Certificate of United States
17 Naturalization showing he obtained United States citizenship prior to
18 my date of birth;
19 (iv) My birth father's Certificate of United States
20 Citizenship showing he obtained United States citizenship prior to my
21 date of birth;
22 (v) Certified copies of documents that indicate my father
23 was a United States citizen prior to my birth, being the same
24 documents as those required to obtain a Certificate of United States
25 Citizenship; or
1 (vi) A sworn and acknowledged affidavit by me stating
2 that (A) no father is listed on my first original long-form birth
3 certificate, (B) I do not know who my birth father is and (C) I have
4 no reason to believe my birth father was not a United States citizen
5 at the time of my birth.

:shock:

That'll pass constitutional muster for about 5 seconds.



Hell, that doesn't even pass common sense muster.

I'm unable to connect here:

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDoc ... /LB654.pdf

Anyone else have this problem?

History
2011-01-21 - Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
2011-01-19 - Date of introduction

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The server at nebraskalegislature.gov is taking too long to respond.

2. A certified birth certificate issued by a State Government Office. Individuals presenting city or county birth certificates may be asked to provide additional identification documents. Hospital issued birth certificates cannot be accepted nor can Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to September 30, 2010.

This is what I get:



I can probably figure it out from what's in the thread. Perhaps Jack Ryan will build a birfer legislation collection on Scribd when he has time.

My state legislature has an Office of Legislative Services, through which all proposed bills must pass. The OLS checks to make sure they're properly written and can survive legal challenges. I guess all states don't have this kind of thing??

Question!
If one of these "Birfer" Bills becomes law, who can challenge and when can it be challenged in court. Can anyone challenge or does it it have to be a candidate.
Could President Obama challenge as soon as the bill becomes law or would he have to wait until he actually applies to be on the ballot and it is refused.
I see that in one bill the application to be on the ballot closes on Sept 8th of election year. That doesn't leave much time for a challenge before the election.
Regards .............Dick

Does anyone know the answer to this. I ask this as a non American and non lawyer. I am assuming that you cant appeal a law until it affects you. Answer please someone!
Regards ..........Dick

Birther kingdom is growing. NE is the 13 th state to file eligibility bill. A couple more states should be filing. I need my supporters from SC, MN and PA to call me at 949-683-5411

Orly just noticed:

Christensen said he was motivated to sponsor the bill after receiving two or three e-mails from constituents who are concerned about the persistent rumors that President Barack Obama is not a citizen. [snip]

"Whenever you have alarge amount of citizens who have doubts, it hurts our government. It hurts the integrity of the government," Christensen said.

Since when does "receiving two or three e-mails from constituents" constitute "a large amount of citizens who have doubts"? If my wife, my son and I email him stating that we think he's a nutjob, will he introduce a bill banning nutjobs from holding office? Sure would create a lot of vacancies!

John Gruhl, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professor who specializes in constitutional law, called Christensen's bill "puzzling."

"Parents don't have to be citizens for their children to be citizens," Gruhl said. "So what's the point of this provision? To embarrass a candidate whose parents aren't citizens? To discourage a candidate from running in the first place, so his parents aren't exposed?"

1 (vi) A sworn and acknowledged affidavit by me stating
2 that (A) no father is listed on my first original long-form birth
3 certificate, (B) I do not know who my birth father is and (C) I have
4 no reason to believe my birth father was not a United States citizen
5 at the time of my birth.