<P> Activists lobbied members of Congress to reject the Electoral College vote and block Obama's election as president in its sitting on January 8, 2009, to certify and tally the results of the election . Two Republican members of the House of Representatives, John Linder and Ron Paul, were heavily lobbied by activists who believed that the two lawmakers would be more willing than other members of Congress to raise objections to Obama's confirmation . The lobbying was unsuccessful and Congress unanimously declared Obama to be the winner of the election . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: H.R. 1503 (2009) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: H.R. 1503 (2009) </Td> </Tr> <P> In March 2009, Representative Bill Posey, a newly elected Republican from Florida's 15th congressional district, introduced a bill, H.R. 1503, in the U.S. House of Representatives . Had this bill been enacted into law, it would have amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates for the Presidency "to include with the (campaign) committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate" plus supporting documentation . </P>

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