in may 2012, thomas scheveck filed a complaint with the south dakota board of elections, arguing that obama is not a natural-born citizen because his father was not a u.s. citizen. scheveck cited the supreme court's ruling in "minor v. happersett" to support his claim that only a person born of two american parents can qualify as a natural-born citizen. scheck also alleged obama had been using a fraudulent birth certificate and social security number. in a unanimous decision on may 11, the elections board dismissed the complaint, citing a lack of jurisdiction to consider allegations of the type raised by scheveck.