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Rob Bonta: “The elections clause of the United States Constitution tells us who determines the time, place and manner of…”

Featuring: Rob Bonta, Democratic | Attorney General of California

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… government are not engaged in anything inappropriate, not interfering with the right to vote or any election integrity, the right of administrators to appropriately administrate our elections. And remember that The elections clause of the United States Constitution tells us who determines the time, place and manner of elections. And that's the states and Congress, not the federal executive branch, not the president or his administration. Mr. Attorney General, two on top of questions here. First, I know you said it because you can imagine it, you've imagined it. I mean, all the scenarios. (14:46–14:59)

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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution assigns election oversight to states and Congress, not the federal executive.

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