Letter to the Honorable Kirk Adams, Speaker of the House, Arizonia House of Representatives

Letter

Dear Speaker Adams:

Today I vetoed House Bill 2177. House Bill 2177 empowers the Secretary of State or other election officers in Arizona to judge the qualifications of every federal, state, and local candidate at the time of filing. AS a former Secretary of State, I do not support designating one person as the gatekeeper to the ballot of a candidate, which could lead to arbitrary or politically-motivated decisions.

In addition, I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for President of the greatest and most powerful nation on earth to submit their "early baptismal or circumcision certificates" among other records to the Arizona Secretary of State. This is a bridge too far.

This measure creates significant new problems while failing to do anything constructive for Arizona.

Sincerely,
Janice K. Brewer
Governor

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