[BohDaThone]

of course the FEC doesn’t — the FEC doesn’t run elections — the states do. States set up their own rules for who gets on the ballot. I doubt that any state actually has ever required that you prove that you are over 35, for example, but if any do, it’s their business to try to put people on or keep them off the ballot. Similarly with primary ballots when questions (mostly phony) were raised about George Romney (born in Mexico), Lowell Weicker (born in France) and Barry Goldwater (born in pre-statehood Arizona). If there is a prohblem with Obama’s birth, it’s not one that some federal agency is shirking on.

[Nipfan]

We should consult Obama. He’s the expert on keeping people off the ballot through a technicality.

[autumnraine]

I think the states are just assuming that the DNC wouldn’t put someone forward who didn’t qualify. I think that he will sneak his way in and no one verify it.

[Roccus]

Since the requirements for the Presidency are listed in the Constitution, I would assume that it the Federal DoJ, not the states, that has jurisdiction.