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Jesse White FOIA Requests and Responses

A short series of Freedom of Information requests were sent by an individual that was concerned that the State of Illinois was discriminating against Constitutionally protected individuals he knew that would not obtain or use Social Security Numbers in order to qualify for a driver's license. The first in the series challenged a blatant discriminatory practice.

The Illinois Drivers License law stated "The Secretary of State shall ... determine which religious orders or sects have bona fide religious convictions." This is clearly an act beyond the scope of government, a direct violation of the separation of church and state directive in the United States Constitution. How can the Secretary decide which religious teaching is bona fide or not?

Ensuring equal protection under the law for all applicants and religious orders or sects, to avoid ad hoc status determinations, and to prevent religious discrimination, or personal error in judgment, the Secretary of State must provide documented  criteria  with procedures  for any examiner within the departments of the Secretary of State in order to determine the “bona fide religious convictions” of applicants and religious orders, also to qualify the rejection of any related application or affidavit for religious exemption.

 

JesseFOIA 1 - Il Secretary State
FOIA 2 - Il Secretary State
FOIA 3 - Il Secretary State
Reply 1 - Il Secretary State
Reply 2 - Il Secretary State

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