Arizona Note to Candidates: Don’t Forget Your Circumcision Papers - Osha Gray Davidson - Edison 2.0 - Forbes

Arizona Note to Candidates: Don’t Forget Your Circumcision Papers - Osha Gray Davidson - Edison 2.0 - Forbes If the Arizona House passes a bill approved by the AZ Senate today, presidential candidates would have to prove they were born in the United States, if they want any votes from the Grand Canyon state. Proof of citizenship wouldn’t be limited to a “long form birth certificate.” Candidates could instead submit a baptismal or circumcision certificate. “This is an obligation the state has,” Senate President Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) told reporters. “Verification is not only legitimate, it’s appropriate.”