TOWN HALL MEETING FOR U.S. CITIZENS

[mr bill]

Doyle, This is a great subject to discuss and the Consular meeting in Guanajuato is long overdue - the last one I can remember was with the Colonel several years ago and it was well attended.

It is my understanding that notaries are appointed at state level instead of as national level appointees. Certain states and territories [Louisiana and Puerto Rico] operate under Civil or Roman law and their notarial system differs from the rest of the country which operates under Common Law. I think having access to any state appointed notary here would be an asset to the community and documents notarized in one state are generally accepted in the others. I have long-hoped that someone with the right qualifications/connections would seek a notary appointment in their home state sometime when they are visiting north of the border.

I have written to the national Notary Association to see if there are any other options open to ex-pats. On their site there is also a state-by-state list of what it takes to qualify as a notary: http://www.nationalnotary.org/howto/inde...owtonotary

Good luck with the town meeting ? as much as I?d like to attend I?ll be in a log cabin in Wisconsin