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The Constitution and Elections, Part IV: Adopting an Election-Protection Amendment

History shows that the relentless trend toward federalizing our elections will continue unless we amend the Constitution to stop it.
The Constitution and Elections, Part IV: Adopting an Election-Protection Amendment
A copy of the U.S. Constitution in Washington on Dec. 17, 2019. Andrew Harnik/Pool/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
The first installment in this series pointed out that before the 2022 elections changed the balance of power in the House of Representatives, we very nearly lost our election system. Several bills would have transferred control of elections from the state legislatures to Washington. And those bills would have rigged voting rules permanently in favor of the left.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”