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Everything in the nature of a contest as to electoral votes is an affair of the states.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Everything in the nature of a contest as to electoral votes is an affair of the states.”
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Sherman states that disputes over electoral votes should be handled at the state level.
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