Keyes v Lingle – Declaration of Sandra Ramsey Lines
2. I have reviewed the attached affidavit posted on the internet from “Ron Polarik,” [PDF] who has declined to provide his name because of a number of death threats he has received. After my review and based on my years of experience, I can state with certainty that the COLB presented on the internet by the various groups, which include the “Daily Kos,” the Obama Campaign, “Factcheck.org” and others cannot be relied upon as genuine. Mr. Polarik raises issues concerning the COLB that I can affirm. Software such as Adobe Photoshop can produce complete images or alter images that appear to be genuine; therefore, any image offered on the internet cannot be relied upon as being a copy of the authentic document.
3. Upon a cursory inspection of the internet COLB, one aspect of the image that is clearly questionable is the obliteration of the Certificate No. That number is a tracking number that would allow anyone to ask the question, “Does this number refer to the Certification of Live Birth for the child Barack Hussein Obama II?” It would not reveal any further personal information; therefore, there would be no justifiable reason for oliterating it.
4. In my experience as a forensic document examiner, if an original of any document exists, that is the document that must be examined to obtain a definitive finding of genuineness or non-genuineness. In this case, examination of the vault birth certificate for President-Elect Obama would lay this issue to rest once and for all. [emphasis mine]
Keyes v Lingle – Polarik Declaration
Signed as follows
NO. 29473
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
CONSTITUTION PARTY; ALAN L. KEYES;
Plaintiffs,
vs.
LINDA LINGLE in her official capacity as
Governor of the State of Hawaii; KEVIN B.
CRONIN in his official capacity as the Chief
Election Officer for the State of Hawaii; JOHN
DOES 1-50; JANE DOES 1-50; DOE
PARTNERSHIPS 1-50; DOE
CORPORATIONS 1-50; AND DOE
ENTITIES 1-50
Defendants.
12-05-2008 – Keyes v Lingle – Order of Dismissal
NO. 29473
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
CONSTITUTION PARTY; ALAN L. KEYES, Plaintiffs,
State of Hawai‘i; KEVIN B. CRONIN in his official capacity as
the Chief Election Officer for the State of Hawai‘i; JOHN
DOES 1-50; JANE DOES 1-50; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-50; DOE
CORPORATIONS 1-50; AND DOE ENTITIES 1-50, Defendants.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the Complaint to Contest the 2008 Presidential Election submitted by Plaintiffs Constitution Party and Alan L. Keyes, the Motion to Dismiss submitted by Defendants Governor Linda L. Lingle and Chief Election Officer Kevin B. Cronin, it appears the Plaintiffs style the complaint as an election contest brought pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §§ 11-172 and 11-174.5, but allege, in pertinent part, that Defendant Cronin failed to require proof that candidate Barack Obama was qualified to be a candidate for President of the United States. Any challenge to the Chief Election Officer’s finding of eligibility of a presidential candidate in the State of Hawai‘i must be pursued in accordance with HRS § 11-113(e), not sections 11-172 and 11-174.5. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is granted and this case is dismissed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 5, 2008.
Keyes v Lingle – Motion to reconsider dismissed
NO. 29473
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
CONSTITUTION PARTY; ALAN L. KEYES, Plaintiffs,
vs.
LINDA LINGLE in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Hawai‘i; KEVIN B. CRONIN in his official capacity as the Chief Election Officer for the State of Hawai‘i; JOHN DOES 1-50; JANE DOES 1-50; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-50; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-50; AND DOE ENTITIES 1-50, Defendants.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER (By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba and Duffy, JJ.)Upon consideration of the motion for reconsideration of the December 5, 2008 order of dismissal and the papers in support,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for reconsideration is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 12, 2008.
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