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Download 4 times Source: www.gao.gov // Topic: Election File Size: 226.91 kb // Total of Page: 33 Page(s) Last download by sothun Last download on: 8 months ago Share this info: Sample of page (click to enlarge) Short Desciption: upon the type of election. With regard to federal elections, Congress has ..... Congress? Election Clause authority over congressional elections. ... Content Inside: United States General Accounting Office GAO March 2001 R e p o r t to the Congress ELECTIONS The Scope of Congressional Authority in Election Administration GAO-01-470 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-287313 March 13, 2001 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives Events surrounding the last presidential election have led to intense national interest in voting processes and the administration of elections. As part of the broad congressional interest in this issue, we received a joint inquiry from Senator Trent Lott, Republican Leader; Senator Tom Daschle, Democratic Leader; Senator Mitch McConnell, Chairman, and Senator Christopher Dodd, Ranking Member, of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. The Senators asked that we review the current federal role, and limitations thereof, in the administration of elections. In order to address the federal role in election administration, we reviewed: (1) the constitutional framework for the administration of elections, focusing on Congress authority