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usonian

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4. IANAL, but states run their own elections, even presidential ones. (States elect electors and congresspersons)

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:53 PM

Jun 2025

These are state crimes, pardonable only by governors and constrained by state laws.

Federal election laws, based on civil rights laws, set standards but they have been under nuclear attack for years, leading to a near Jim-Crow situation in some states. ("Voter Verification" and so on.)

I defer to more knowledgeable folks in this matter.

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