To get a clearer picture of what the Constitution says on this point – and what such a proposal might entail, Decision Points reached out to Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the school’s Elections Research Center.
“The U.S. Constitution gives the states the lead role in conducting elections,” Burden said. “Although the document also allows the federal government to set the regulations for administering elections, states are granted a lot of autonomy for running elections, even more if the offices on the ballot are not federal ones.”