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OHIO Senate Bill 8

OHIO Senate Bill 8 would remove the requirement that ballots cast by overseas voters (including military personnel) be notari..Morezed.

MARYLAND House Bill 847

MARYLAND House Bill 847 and NEW JERSEY Assembly Bill 329 would require that all applicants for Notary commissions be United States citiz..Moreens.

ILLINOIS Senate Bill 3550

ILLINOIS Senate Bill 3550 removes “personal knowledge” as a means of identifying document signers for notarizations. Provides a new description of what constitutes a “credible witness...More221;

U.S. House Resolution 3808

House Resolution 3808 requires federal and state courts recognize notarizations performed by a Notary licensed in a state other than the state where the court is located when the notarization involves interstate commerce and the document bears a seal of office, as a symbol of the Notarys authority...More

NEW YORK Assembly Bill 9201

Assembly Bill 9201 puts basic rules in place to support eNotarization, authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt further standards, procedures, forms and records...More

MICHIGAN Senate Bill 960

Senate Bill 960 requires Notaries to decline notarization for persons who do not appear to understand the transaction...More

U.S. Senate Resolution 1604

Senate Resolution 1604 seeks to eliminate the notarization requirement for absentee ballots, which is currently required in some states...More

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