The United States Constitution gives authority over elections to the states, overseen by Congress.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 22, 2026
Multiple tier1 and primary sources (AP, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, Congress.gov CRS and Constitution Annotated) confirm the Constitution gives states the primary authority to run elections, with Congress holding override authority under the Elections Clause. The claim's wording matches the post's own sentence, and the sources directly support it.
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… None of that is true. Fact one. Fact number two is that the federal government, Todd Blanch, and the president have absolutely no jurisdiction over our elections. And you don't have to be a lawyer to know that. You can just go read the Constitution, which gives authority over our elections to the states, overseen by Congress. And fact number three is he is going to claim that the election that is coming up in 12 days is corrupt in some way or another. …
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Supports. The Constitution's Elections Clause gives states the power to prescribe the times, places and manner of elections, with Congress able to make or alter those rules, as stated in the Constitution's text and Congress.gov annotations.[4][5]
Supports. FactCheck.org reports that experts say the Constitution gives states the authority to run elections, with oversight from Congress, and the president has no direct role.[1]
Supports. AP explains that elections are run by the states and that Congress can change rules for federal elections but has no say over how a state runs its own elections.[2]
Supports. PolitiFact quotes the Constitution giving states primary responsibility for running elections, with Congress also holding some authority, consistent with the claim.[3]
Sources
5 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 2 primary
- 1FactChecking Trump's Claims About Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines and States' Role - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump seeks big voting changes, but the Constitution doesn't ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4State Authority over Congressional Elections and Role of ...constitution.congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Congressional Authority Over Elections: Key Constitutional ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
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