Does this apply also to the Presidential election?
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.
It's where the Electoral College is mentioned. It says that each state decides how it appoints Electors.
You then have to look at each state's individual constitution to see what they have decided in regards to how they set up deciding Electors. I'm 99% positive that all states use popular vote of candidates to decide their Electors.
Article 1, Section 4 already details that individual states decide the time, places, and manner in how people vote.
While that part doesn't explicitly say that it applies to voting for President/Vice President, for practical reasons, it extends to the Presidential Election, as well.
I don't know of any state that has a separate election specifically for the President/Vice President and then a separate election for Senators and Representatives and Governors and whatever else a state is voting on during the years we vote for president/Vice president. It really wouldn't make much sense to have people voting twice, in different manners, for separate elections.
The Presidential tickets are included among the other elections each state is holding for that term. Such as Senators and Representatives. So the same laws that spell out each state's methods of voting extends to the Presidential race as well.
This was debated ad nauseum during 2020, when there were so many court cases filed claiming that mail in voting was illegal. I don't have the time to dig up those cases, but if you're interested in it, that's certainly something you could do. I do remember that every case was found that mail in voting was legal, though.
What does our Constitution say?
As for me, I am voting in person on election day.
Article 1, Section 4 of the US Constitution says it's up to the individual states to determine how voting goes in their states.
So early voting, 100% mail in voting, etc... are legal and in keeping with the US Constitution if that's how the state set it up.
As much as it pains me to say it, we can't only be in favor of states' rights when it suits us.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S4-C1-2/ALDE_00013577/#:~:text=By%20its%20terms,%20Article%20I,%20Section%204,%20Clause
Does this apply also to the Presidential election?
Article 2, Section 1, Clauses 3 and 4
It's where the Electoral College is mentioned. It says that each state decides how it appoints Electors.
You then have to look at each state's individual constitution to see what they have decided in regards to how they set up deciding Electors. I'm 99% positive that all states use popular vote of candidates to decide their Electors.
Article 1, Section 4 already details that individual states decide the time, places, and manner in how people vote.
While that part doesn't explicitly say that it applies to voting for President/Vice President, for practical reasons, it extends to the Presidential Election, as well.
I don't know of any state that has a separate election specifically for the President/Vice President and then a separate election for Senators and Representatives and Governors and whatever else a state is voting on during the years we vote for president/Vice president. It really wouldn't make much sense to have people voting twice, in different manners, for separate elections.
The Presidential tickets are included among the other elections each state is holding for that term. Such as Senators and Representatives. So the same laws that spell out each state's methods of voting extends to the Presidential race as well.
This was debated ad nauseum during 2020, when there were so many court cases filed claiming that mail in voting was illegal. I don't have the time to dig up those cases, but if you're interested in it, that's certainly something you could do. I do remember that every case was found that mail in voting was legal, though.
I wish mail in voting went away for many reasons.
I always have voted on election day, and will. It was more of a shower thought honestly. I will vote on die trying.
However they have nothing to lose by doing whatever is necessary to win. That's what worries me. They don't play by the rules or the Constitution.