Posted on 04/15/2011 5:58:05 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
Gov. Jan Brewer hinted Friday she might veto legislation designed to give the Arizona secretary of state the final say of who gets to run for president here.
Brewer told Capitol Media Services she is still reviewing the measure given final approval late Thursday, which spells out what documents have to be presented by political parties to get their candidate on the ballot. The legislation requires the secretary of state, as chief elections officer, to deny ballot status to those who do not submit the required paperwork.
Backers, led by Rep. Carl Seel, R-Phoenix, say they are just trying to protect the integrity of the electoral process. But Brewer, who was secretary of state for six years before becoming governor, said the wishes of the state legislators who support the measure may be irrelevant.
“I think my big concern probably, just shooting a little bit from the hip, is the fact that I don’t know if we regulate federal elections,’’ she said.
Seel conceded he is doing something no other state has tried. And he said there are court rulings that could be interpreted to conclude that his measure gives “too much authority to the secretary of state.’’
“But we’ll let the courts decide that,’’ he said, anticipating the likely legal challenge.
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Arizonia Senator, McLame was involved in the fraud. He’s probably threatened her.
Amen. That isa why I support trump bachmann and west and sarah. They are the only ones going after obamo.
LOL Jan Brewer has no presidential aspirtations.
I agree with you. Let’s shift the argument to a different qualification to make the same point. Say a candidate was suspected of being actually 33 or 34 years old. That candidate would have to provide proof of his birth to determin his age. I don’t see any difference. We wouldn’t just assume he was 35 based on family and newspaper postings.
Exactly. WHAT got to Jan Brewer? If she backs out of this Arizona, vote her OUT!
The Governor of Hawaii is Neil Abercrombie and try as he might he couldn’t find any evidence Obama was born in Hawaii.
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