House backs resolution affirming state control over elections under Article I, Section 4
The House passed House Concurrent Resolution 23 calling on Congress to reaffirm states' authority to set the time, place and manner of elections. Sponsors said the resolution defends federalism and received unanimous committee approval before passing 137–0 on the floor.
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Representative from Pike (speaker 27) moved House Concurrent Resolution 23, which urges Congress to reaffirm principles of federalism and the state's authority under Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution to regulate the time, place and manner of elections. The sponsor described the resolution as simple and rooted in the election clause.
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