Aside from claiming, “I’m not dead, I’m standing right here…”, a valid Birth Certificate, and a photo ID, it helps to back up your claim with a pair of witnesses! It’s not as if you’re showing up to vote for the most powerful political post in the world! <cough, cough>
Do we really need to go through all that? The idea is patch all the holes in the armor so that there are no weak spots. Leave them no room to continue the abuse; period.
The problem I ran into was that people that knew me long enough to know my parents and a bit of my family history were all on the other end of the continent! The key is “those who have known you by name for at least seven years“. That little detail would have saved me four months because I didn’t know where to turn, and didn’t know who to ask.
Resources: #67, #292, #1687, The Jural Assembly Handbook,
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You can collect witnessed Affidavits from friends and family who have known you for a period of years who can attest that you were born in such and such place to such and such parents.
Notes & Comments:
AVR#292
“…a sworn affidavit that you are above the age of 21 and are the rightful Entitlement Holder of [YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS] ESTATE. To prove this you will need at least two competent witnesses who know you and know your family and who can identify you in a photo included as part of the Witness Affidavit and verify your current address and at least the town address of where you were born.”
Notes & Comments:
AVR#67
The dividing line is someone who has known you for 7 years by your current name.
Require the direct corroboration of at least two (2) people who have reasonable first hand knowledge allowing them to attest that the candidate Juror is the man or woman whose birth and parentage is established by the records being presented in Step One. This can be done via the direct testimony of the Witnesses or via their written testimony under penalty of perjury. The Witnesses must sign and give their contact information in either case. Typically, Witnesses will be family member or old family friends who have known the family and the potential Juror a long time.
Jural Assembly Handbook, Section 4
Juror qualifications in consideration for your participation with your jural assembly.
“…there are usually plenty of people who have cause to know who we are and where we come from and know our family ties. Anyone who has known you a significant (7 years or more) period of time and who knows your family and background may serve as a Witness.
That may include:
- Family members;
- Friends, including friends from school;
- Religious officials;
- Co-workers;
- Employers;
- Public officials — sheriffs, librarians, etc.
AVR#1687
Guide:
1. You’ll replace this image with a current (preferably color) 2×2 inch photo of YOU with a plain background (see photo specs below)1
2. Insert and correct for the Trade name “First Middle Last” (capitalized) of your witness
3. Insert and correct for the home address of your witness, you can skip the zip (don’t use a PO box mailing address here).
4. Insert and correct for your Trade Name as “First Middle Last” (capitalized). EX: “John Quincy Public”
5. Insert and correct for your current home location as “City, State”. EX: “Akron, Ohio”
6. Correct for your gender
7. Insert and correct for your birth date and year, as: “July 15, 1975”
8. Insert and correct for the “City, State” in which you were born. EX: “Fresno, California”
9. Your witness will date this section with day and month when they sign it in front of a public notary. Don’t miss correcting the year.
The format pictured in this example was created on January 27, 2021. It is current to my knowledge; formatted as a “Witness Testimony in the Form of an Affidavit” [see recent AVR comments on affidavits for rationale for updated version]
The version posted for download on American States Assembly is dated May 16, 2020 (last check 210318).
Image courtesy Ambro_100103894, freedigitalphotos.net
1. Don’t miss correcting the year on line 7. It was not red nor correct on my document.
2. Your witness will sign this in the presence of the public notary.
3. Insert and correct for your witness Trade name “First Middle Last” (capitalized). EX: “John Quincy Public”. Include “(comma) Living Soul” as description no matter their current political jurisdiction.
4. leave this blank for “County and State” where the public notary will correct for their commission.
5. Insert and correct for your witness Trade name as “First Middle Last” (capitalized). EX: “John Quincy Public”
6. There are THREE specifications for the gender of your witness, highlighted yellow in the example image.
7. Leave the Date, Month, and Year for the public notary to insert and correct when the document is signed.
8. Leave this section for the public notary to insert and correct.
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1 Passport Photo Specifications
Passport Photos – travel.state.gov (US Dept. of State)
You must provide one photo with your passport application. All our photo policies apply to both adults and children under age 16. We have a few exceptions to our photo policies for infants.
Photo Basics
- Submit a color photo, taken in last 6 months
- Use a clear image of your face. Do not use filters commonly used on social media.
- Have someone else take your photo. No selfies.
- Take off your eyeglasses for your photo.
- Use a plain white or off-white background.
- Submit a high resolution photo that is not blurry, grainy, or pixelated.
- The correct size of a passport photo is:
- 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm)
- Head must be between 1 -1 3/8 inches (25 – 35 mm) from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head
- Printed on matte or glossy photo quality paper
- Do not digitally change the photo
- You cannot submit a damaged photo with holes, creases, or smudges.
The pdf file for this paperwork and the guide do not match exactly. Most people will not have a problem with it, however, wasn’t sure if you wanted to keep consistent.
210318 Update: Post info updated with notes; americanstatesassembly.net has been notified of the discrepancy in versions.
Of course we’d like to be consistent, as much as that is possible. Sometimes paperwork differs among states and we’re still getting used to when and how that is. I’ll look into it. Thank you!