Congressional Intrusion to Specify State Voting Dates for National Offices

Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Jessica E. Boscarino and Rogan T. Kersh

Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2008, vol. 38, issue 1, 137-151

Abstract: Through the nation's first century, states used their concurrent constitutional right to schedule presidential and House elections at widely varying times. Senators were also elected within the states at diverse times. This study examines the gradual establishment of uniform election dates and offers an explanation of why Congress felt it appropriate to override state autonomy to eventually establish uniformity of state practices. Copyright 2008, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2008
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