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Amend the bill in section 1 in §334 in the first paragraph in the 2nd and 3rd lines from the end (page 1, lines 11 and 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate and the candidate's driver's license or other government-issued identification" and inserting the following: 'government-issued identification or official document issued by the Federal Government that proves United States citizenship'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §353 in the first paragraph in the 2nd and 3rd lines from the end (page 1, lines 23 and 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate and the candidate's driver's license or other government-issued identification" and inserting the following: 'government-issued identification or official document issued by the Federal Government that proves United States citizenship'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and removes reference to a birth certificate and driver's license as proof of United States citizenship. The amendment adds an official document issued by the Federal Government that proves United States citizenship as something to be presented to the Secretary of State by candidates for office in the State.