I’m holding my tongue on Brewer right now to see how this shakes out. Especially after reading about the Soros funded SoS Project. She may very well have saved the state and the union from perpetrating an even bigger farce in the future. And don’t say it is not possible to have one worse than this usurper.
There's nothing in HB2177 (at http://www.azleg.gov//FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2177s.htm&Session_ID=102 that makes the Secretary of State in Arizona any more or less powerful than in most states.
Instead, it adds a requirement for a presidential candidate to actually provide documentation to accompany his statement that he is eligible to serve.
A Secretary of State already has the power not to add a candidate that is clearly not eligible or has not otherwise met elections law in the state, such as failing to meet filing deadlines; this measure merely adds a new documentation requirement for a presidential candidate. From the Secretary of State's own webpage: "Serves as Chief Election Officer for the State and certifies candidates and measures (initiatives and referenda) to the ballot and certifies election results."
The governor is a nitwit.