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The Constitution and Elections, Part II: Ideal Voters and Changes by Amendment

In the Founders’ view, voting was not a natural right, like freedom of religion or the right to keep and bear arms. It was a privilege.
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The Constitution and Elections, Part II: Ideal Voters and Changes by Amendment
An early voting site ahead of the Republican primary election at Wando Mount Pleasant Library in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Feb. 17, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Rob Natelson
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The first installment in this series outlined the Constitution’s design for elections. It explained that the document left the state legislatures to govern state elections, most aspects of presidential elections, and campaign conduct in all elections.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”