birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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The bill would require voters to provide a birth certificate or passport for registration with the potential for disenfranchising vast numbers of voters as many Americans don’t have a passport or can no longer find their birth certificate.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
All Democrats and a handful of Republicans oppose the SAVE Act, which would ban mail-in voting and force voters to provide proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, to cast a vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Simply said, the Florida SAVE Act requires all Floridians to provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to register to vote.
—Special To The Sun-Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The birth certificate can be original, a photocopy or certified copy, according to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
All Democrats and a handful of Republicans oppose the SAVE Act, which would ban mail-in voting and force voters to provide proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, to cast a vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Simply said, the Florida SAVE Act requires all Floridians to provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to register to vote.
—Special To The Sun-Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The birth certificate can be original, a photocopy or certified copy, according to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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birth certificate
noun
birth cer·tif·i·cate
-(ˌ)sər-ˈtif-i-kət 
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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