53% of Republicans say someone born in foreign country should not be allowed to serve as President

53% of GOP primary voters say someone born in another country should not be allowed to serve as President, to only 28% who say they're alright with that.

I agree. I don’t think it’s coincidental that we first get McCain on the Republican side, and you can’t argue against him because his dad was only overseas serving his country, and then next it’s Obama, but you can’t say anything about him, because that would be “raaaacist”, and then now you’ve got Cruz and Rubio back on the Repub side, nobody on the far-right wants to question Cruz and the Establishment/moderates don’t want to question Rubio. So it’s just a step by step erosion until we get to the place where a Rupert Murdoch can usurp the Presidency and nobody will say anything.

I'm not sure what your point is. Somebody has certified Cruz, or he wouldn;t be on the ballots.

Either the candidate did that directly, in each state, or the RNC filed them.

I called the GOP in Maine, and was told they have zero control of the certificattion, it comes to them from the RNC with the ten bucks filing fee, and voila, on the ballot.

Or, is your challenge that certifications don't exist, period?

Another poll said that the majority of Republicans believe Cruz.

The push poll didn’t ask if Cruz is eligible, the poll only asked is the respondent thinks a foreign born person should be eligible. The poll is meaningless.

The latter — there is no certification entity for presidential contenders.

I thought in 2008 it might be the FEC that has responsibility. But they didn’t/don’t. They deferred to the House that certifies state electors. But that is AFTER the election.

The issue has not been addressed. Individual states may have some requirement for a person to get their name on the ballot, but there is no national/Federal entity that certifies the eligibility of presidential candidates.

The court position seems to be — from 2008 — if the people elect him or her, he or she is qualified.

I see where you are coming from.

As far as I know, the candidate self-certify. There is no verification

It really isn't FEC business. States run the contests, and have an interest in honest ballots. Opponents can sue each other on eligibility, but in presidential races, no court is going to rule on the merits, because the function of the court in this regard is to subvert the constitution.

At any rate, candidates have to fielded in each state, and the rules vary state by state. I think NH has about 60 (not a type) Republicans running, you can put your own name in, it's easy. Other states restrict the ballot to "candidates offered by qualified parties." Maine is like that. The only GOP names are those that "the party" submits to the SoS. On this front, the GOP in Maine said that it submits the names (and certificates) as directed by the RNC. Technically, the Maine GOP is the entity recognized by the Maine SoS. But if the Maine GOP can't pull a name off if the Maine GOP finds the name ineligible (and that's what I was told), then control over the slate lies with the RNC.

Also, technically, Certification is undertaken personally, by the candidate, in the primary. General election is slightly different - the people are voting for electors, not the party nominees. The Party certifies that it's nominee is eligible, in the general.

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