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House backs resolution affirming state control over elections under Article I, Section 4
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Summary
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.
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.
Committee leaders told the chamber the resolution passed unanimously in the elections and rules committees. During floor queries, members asked whether HCR 23 conflicted with the earlier HCR 48; the sponsor said he did not view them as inconsistent, arguing federal verification provisions called for by the previous resolution did not override time/place/manner principles. Several members, including the elections committee chair, urged adoption. The record shows a final tally of 137 yes and 0 no for third reading and passage.
