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This Senate resolution denounces statements by President Trump suggesting he may take federal control over elections. The resolution asserts that the U.S. Constitution grants primary authority over federal elections to individual states and Congress, not the President, and emphasizes that any presidential attempt to "nationalize" or commandeer elections would be unconstitutional and illegal. The measure specifically references Trump's public statements calling for Republicans to take over voting processes and a federal takeover of elections in multiple states. The resolution affirms the Senate's position that such actions would violate fundamental principles of federalism and separation of powers, undermine the rule of law, and potentially constitute grounds for impeachment. No funding or specific timeline is involved, as this is a nonbinding resolution expressing the Senate's formal disapproval rather than legislation that creates law.

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