“Why the loop hole? It seems like the loop hole will allow someone, even born in Indonesia or Kenya - to be on the ballot. So, what’s the point?”
I’m not sure. I don’t know if the supposed “loophole” is merely an election law attorney’s (maybe a Democrat?) interpretation of ambiguous drafting, or the article author’s view, or if that’s really the case.
It does seems like a waste of time though if it really is the case, because they’re back to relying on party officials certifying things again. But hopefully, more states will ponder taking action on this matter- with laws that will have teeth.
The language has to be explicit if it is going to make any difference whatsoever. It has to be a certified document received directly from the issuing agency, together with the transaction logs which would reveal when the document was created and/or amended.
I know it’s a pain to have something longer, but a bill that I believe would effectively close the loopholes is posted at http://butterdezillion.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/final-short-form-eligibility-bill1.pdf .
The language has to be explicit if it is going to make any difference whatsoever. It has to be a certified document received directly from the issuing agency, together with the transaction logs which would reveal when the document was created and/or amended.
I know it’s a pain to have something longer, but a bill that I believe would effectively close the loopholes is posted at http://butterdezillion.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/final-short-form-eligibility-bill1.pdf .