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Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas got a favorable decision from the Illinois Board of Elections, which ruled that he met the citizenship criteria to appear on the state's primary ballot.

Two objectors, Lawrence Joyce and William Graham, had challenged Cruz's presidential bid with the board, contending that his name should not appear on the March 15 ballot because his candidacy did not comply with Article II of the Constitution.

Adopting the recommendations of a hearing officer who considered the matter last week, the board of elections on Monday rejected both objections, ruled Cruz eligible and ordered that his name be certified for the election.

"The Candidate is a natural born citizen by virtue of being born in Canada to his mother who was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth," the board said, reasoning that Cruz met the criteria because he "did not have to take any steps or go through a naturalization process at some point after birth."

Both objections, which on their face seemed to carry little weight, had forced lawyers for Cruz to formally respond and offer appropriate counterarguments.

But a New Hampshire ballot commission in January was a little more tentative.

In rejecting a similar challenge to Cruz's eligibility to appear on the ballot for the state primary, which is scheduled for next week, the commission recognized that a suitable court should settle the matter -- "so that all election officials and the American people know once and for all the definition of 'natural born citizen.'"

That, the commission said, "would be helpful in avoiding uncertainty."

So, when a major state election commission like California declares that he isn't, it still won't be an issue?

one of the funniest things I have witnessed on Campfire.

Trump Kool-Aid drinkers trying to give legal advice to a Constitutional lawyer is still one of the funniest things I have witnessed on Campfire.

Joe Bob has never set out to appear ridiculous, but he always winds up there.

Arizona threatened that against Obama and it didn't work. If Cruz gets the nomination he will be on the ballot.

His mom was an american and so is he, same with Obama.

Kent

It was all settled after Obama was allowed to run and be elected.

The bottom line..

Completely different as that officially Obama was born in the US. Why do you think he fought tooth and nail and went so far as to submit a fake certificate?

Obama's mother wasn't an american or Cruz's mom isn't an american?

Kent

You can hide and watch, idiot. It is a GLARING weakness. Every state election commission gets to make an individual call on this. It has NEVER been definitively answered. That means that election commissions in leftist states comprised of political hack leftists who would sell their very souls, if they believed they had them, to see Hillary elected get to make the call.

Only a complete mess of idiots would honestly believe that Hillary and the people around her are pure evil and then expect that same group of purely evil people to ignore a weapon so obviously placed in their hands.

Good thing the challenge took place in Illinois, the bastion of the right.

Ernie