Particulars vary by state; but where I am you can file a form with the Department of Health and Vital Records to get a replacement.  You can go to an office in person, or file by mail or online and have the copy sent to you.  Information is readily available online.Here is a place for information on … Read more

Congress has two parts: The Senate, and the House of Representatives. Originally, the senators were chosen by the states and the representatives were chosen by popular election. Since the seventeenth amendment to the Constitution senators have been elected by popular vote.