In Wrotnowski vs Bysiewicz, a lawsuit originally filed in Connecticut, the Plaintiff references an email from Bysiewicz in which she states:
“Likewise, neither the Connecticut General Statutes nor the Constitution of the State of Connecticut authorizes me to investigate a Presidential candidate’s eligibility to run for the office of President of the United States. Because this is a matter prescribed in the Constitution of the United States, and absent any authority and/or procedures in our state constitution, the question of the verification of a Presidential candidate’s status as a “natural born” citizen is a federal matter subject to U.S. Congressional action…”
This leaves me a little bit confused, because as you'll remember, my Secretary of State's office said that the question of verification of a Presidential candidate's status was the candidate's party's legal responsibility. This Secretary of State says that verification is a "federal matter subject to U.S. Congressional action...". I don't even know what that means!
Later in his filing, Mr.Wrotnowski claims that "the “national system” to which Secretary Bysiewicz refers to does not exist and/or has provided no remedy." He mentions that the FEC does not verify any candidates eligibility (which means we can cross another organization off our list!). But there is that pesky "and/or" in there.
What "Congressional action" is the SoS referring to? Does it or does it not exist? Looks like more homework for me...