Dear Mrs.
Pharris
You make a
good point that he is not the declared candidate yet. However, he was placed on
the WA state primary ballot by your office with no vetting of his credentials
whatsoever. That represents a
negligence of duty to our citizens. Ill admit it is quite unusual to even have
to address such a question, but there are obvious questions about this
particular candidate's citizenship that are already being challenged in federal
court.
This is
taking place because the FEC failed to provide adequate oversight and published
to documentation of its review if there was any. Your office needs to be
satisfied beyond any reasonable doubt on this point and should be able to
readily make that case to your constituents.
I was
grateful to hear that you will recommend placing that eligibility information
on the WEB site. I would expect that this will be more than a terse statement
about being born in Hawaii as that is one of several key contested issues.
Sincerely,
Steve
Marquis
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Pharris, Ingrid [mailto:ipharris@secstate.wa.gov]
Sent:
Monday, August 25, 2008 11:34 AM
To:
steve.marquis@comcast.net
Subject:
RE: Sen. Obama eligibility
Dear Mr.
Marquis,
Candidacy
for federal positions is determined by the federal government,
and not be
the states. The Office of the Secretary
of State in
Washington
State only determines the candidacy of individuals running
for
Washington State government positions.
Because the
Democratic National Convention has not occurred yet, Barack
Obama is
not yet a presidential nominee. If his
nomination is
established,
the federal government will be checking his background to
ensure that
he is eligible to run for president. I
will recommend to
our
Elections Division that the candidates' eligibility for office be
placed on
our website.
Ingrid
Pharris
Executive
Assistant
Office of
the Secretary of State
PO Box
40220
Olympia, WA
98504
360.902.4142
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Steve.Marquis [mailto:steve.marquis@comcast.net]
Sent:
Sunday, August 24, 2008 4:08 PM
To:
Pharris, Ingrid
Subject:
RE: Sen. Obama eligibility
Dear Mrs.
Pharris
Thank you
for the quick response. I will follow up on your suggestion,
but I must
also insist that in our republic system of government - each state is also
responsible to set up the criteria for electing and sending delegates to the
electoral college - thus each state creates their own separate ballot system.
There is no
constructionally defined mandate. In fine, if the Secretary of State WA deems a
federal agency review suitable vetting, then his office should certainly demand
and have on file that report so it can be made available to the public of
Washington State through the Secretary of State's office. You represent me and
the rest of the Washington State public in this matter and you should be able
to forward the report demonstrating the validity of each candidate on our WA
ballot. Do you really expect so many of us average citizens to flood the
federal office with our questions?
It is a
Washington State ballot not a federal ballot. I am calling on your office to
personally verify the validity of the candidates and
Specifically
the Candidates for president that appear on our WA State Ballot.
Is the
office of the Secretary of State WA able to meet that need and
expectation?
Sincerely,
Steve
Marquis
34077 SE
56th St
Fall City,
98024
425-222-4570
hm
425-698-7084
cell
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Pharris, Ingrid [mailto:ipharris@secstate.wa.gov]
Sent:
Friday, August 22, 2008 11:51 AM
To:
steve.marquis@comcast.net
Subject:
RE: Sen. Obama eligibility
Dear Mr.
Marquis,
Thank you
for your questions.
Presidential
candidacy qualifications are reviewed by the Federal
Election
Commission.
Below is
their contact information.
http://www.fec.gov/
. 800-424-9530.
Sincerely,
Ingrid
Pharris
Executive
Assistant
Office of
the Secretary of State
PO Box
40220
Olympia, WA
98504
360.902.4142
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Steve.Marquis [mailto:steve.marquis@comcast.net]
Sent:
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:38 PM
To: Reed,
Sam (Web)
Subject:
Sen. Obama eligibility
Dear
Secretary Reed,
I am
calling to request an investigation as to whether Sen. Obama is
eligible to
be on the ballot for President, in this state.
There are
serious questions that have not been investigated; It is
Possible
that he has dual citizenship? Would that make him unqualified. He may have been
be a citizen of Kenya and/or Indonesia, and may still be. And, there is concern
that the birth certificate he has published on his website is a forgery. Some
analysts claim the proffered image uses modern fonts not used in Hawaii in the
early 1960s.
Ordinary
citizens like me should not have to take on the burden of
investigating
presidential candidates. It's my understanding that your
office has
the responsibility to be sure that presidential candidates
are
eligible.
What has
your office done to be sure that Sen. Obama is eligible?
I hope your
office is taking this matter seriously. Can I rely on your
office to
respond immediately to this request or
must I take the matter to the courts for intervention? Of course my preference
is to rely on your good office to represent the interest of the people,
upholding the constitution and the people's confidence in it.
Steve
Marquis
34077 SE
56th St
Fall City,
98024
425-222-4570
hm
425-698-7084
cell