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It seems to me clear that the power to judge of elections, returns, and qualifications of presidential electors is not given by the Constitution to the two Houses of Congress, or either of them.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar argues that the Constitution does not grant Congress the authority to judge presidential electors' qualifications.

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