[Jeff Winston]

I hate to ask the question, but is there therefore any way (that you can think of, at least) to draft a law requiring a candidate who appears to have a short-form COLB from Hawaii to produce the full certificate?

[allmendream]

(AFAIK) Only if Congress spells out the criteria for proof of birth within a state such that only the original “long form” would apply.

This is troublesome in that many municipalities have no permanent paper copy on archive and only have a “database” able to print out these “short forms”.

Thus many Americans would not, if the law were changed, be able to prove their birth within the State - despite both they and the State following all laws and regulations set forth by Congress to document and certify such.

But back to my original question. Is it better to “swing for the fences” and strike out on it being Unconstitutional? Or is it better to have a reasonable and Constitutional law that establishes what we want to establish?

What would be wrong with having the Hawaii DOH directly send the official form the State of Hawaii says is proof of birth within their State - directly to the SOS of the State certifying that they are qualified to be on the ballot?