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Arizona lawmakers OK requiring proof of citizenship to run for president
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 15, 2011 10:54am |
| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Apr 14, 2011 11:30pm |
| Description | The Arizona Legislature has become the first in the nation to pass a measure requiring presidential candidates to provide proof of citizenship in order to get on the state's ballot.
House Bill 2177 got final approval Thursday night from the House. It will be transmitted to Gov. Jan Brewer, who will then have five days to sign it, veto it or do nothing and allow it to become law.
Those documents can be either a long-form birth certificate or two or more other permitted documents, including an early baptismal certificate, circumcision certificate, hospital birth record, postpartum medical record signed by the person who delivered the child or an early census record.
"Arizona is the first state to pass a birther bill. We look pretty much backward," Gallego said. "You might as well change Arizona to Alabama." |
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