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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 09:22 AM
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35. If Obama provided his birth certificate they would have to ignore their own law
by not accepting it because even with the possible requirement it would contradict their own state laws as well as federal laws.

They would also be imposing additional requirements on him that others don't when they are required to provide legal documents.

On Arizona's Dept of Health Services website they have the following:

Arizona Vital Records has birth records ONLY for births that occurred in Arizona. If you need a certified copy of a birth certificate from another state, you must contact that state's vital records office.

You may request a certified copy of a birth certificate in several different ways for births that occurred in Arizona. You may, in many cases, obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the county health department in the county where the birth occurred. Click here for a list of local offices.

In addition, the State Office of Vital Records has birth records from the late 1800s to the present. You may apply in person at the State Office of Vital Records in Phoenix, send your request by mail, or file a request for expedited service on-line.

IN ADDITION:

Arizona is a "closed record" state. That means that vital records are not public record. Arizona law restricts the public's access to vital records as follows to protect the confidentiality rights of our citizens. Arizona Administrative Code R9-19-403 specifies that only the following may receive a certified copy of a birth certificate:
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