Article one, Section eight. But there are a handful of other scattered authorities throughout the Constitution, including the one that's most relevant here, and that's the one found in Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution gives us the authority to establish rules and regulations specific to the election of federal officials, namely U.S. senators and U.S. representatives. That same provision, Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1, says in the first instance that the states will conduct those elections. And that's true. (1:00:35)
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Asserts that the Constitution grants Congress authority over federal election rules.
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