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The Arizona elections official who suggested last week he might remove President Barack Obama from the state's ballot without confirmation that his birth certificate was legitimate said Wednesday he considers the issue closed.

"Late yesterday, our office received the 'verification in-lieu of certified copy' from officials within the Hawaii Department of Health that we requested in March. They have officially confirmed that the information in the copy of the Certificate of Live Birth for the President matches the original record in their files," Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (R) said in a statement to NPR.

"As Arizona's chief elections officer, I have the responsibility to c! ertify the ballot to the state's 15 counties. At the request of numerous constituents, I merely asked Hawaiian officials to verify the information contained within President Obama's original birth certificate. They have complied with the request and I consider the matter closed."

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