How to Use elections clause in a Sentence
elections clause
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Morley also noted that any constitutional dispute tied to the elections clause could ultimately reach the Supreme Court after review by the Virginia courts.
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Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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And of course this is contrary to the Constitution, which specifically grants states the authority to run elections under Article 1, Section 4, the elections clause.
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CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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And, of course, this is contrary to the Constitution, which specifically grants states the authority to run elections under Article One, Section Four, the elections clause.
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CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Court in recent years has sanctioned broad congressional power under the elections clause, upholding statutes that regulate redistricting, voter registration, campaign finance, corruption, primaries, and recounts.
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Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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In drafting the elections clause in 1787, the Founders at the Constitutional Convention attempted to balance their distrust of state legislatures as the source of partisan factions with their desire to maintain state control over voting qualifications.
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Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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