Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution states:

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators.

State authority to regulate the times, places, and manner of holding congressional elections has been described by the Supreme Court as the ability “to enact the numerous requirements as to procedure and safeguards which experience shows are necessary in order to enforce the fundamental rights involved.

The Supreme Court has held that Article I, Section 4, Clause 1, provides for Congress, not the courts, to regulate how states exercise their authority over Senate and House elections.

The Constitution nor the Supreme Court does not give the president the power to write an executive order and remove the Congressional power or the states’ power to regulate where or how you vote. To do so and to get away with such a power grab is the act of a dictator.

Louis A. Mollica

Hollidaysburg