Under the U.S. Constitution, the administration of elections is largely the responsibility of individual states. Article I grants state legislatures the authority to determine the “times, places and manner” of elections, creating a decentralized system where counties and local election boards manage voting infrastructure and ballot processes.
The JRL CHARTS State Control of Elections hub explores ongoing legal debates over federal oversight, voting rights legislation, election security policies, and how federal investigations intersect with the long-standing principle that states manage the nation’s voting systems.
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