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On the recordJune 24, 2019
Our Founders believed that government is more transparent, responsive, and accountable when it is closest to the people, which is why the Constitution gave the responsibility of our elections to the States.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

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Highlights the constitutional basis for state control over elections.

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