Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution

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Elections Clause constitutional provision

Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution canonical	5
Article I Section 4 of the United States Constitution	2
Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution	2
Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution	2
Article I Section 4 Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution	1
Article I, Section 4, U.S. Constitution	1
Article I, Section 4, United States Constitution	1
Section 4 of Article I of the United States Constitution	1
U.S. Constitution Article I Section 4	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T752883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Context triple: [Shelby County v. Holder, hasConstitutionalProvisionInvolved, Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution]

A. Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes the structure, powers, and procedures of the United States Senate, including the roles of its officers and the rules for senatorial terms and impeachment trials.
B. Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution contains key provisions on the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens, including the Privileges and Immunities Clause and rules governing extradition between states.
C. Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that requires each state to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
D. Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and guarantees life tenure and salary protection for federal judges.
E. Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution is the provision granting Congress exclusive legislative authority over the federal district (now Washington, D.C.) and certain federal properties.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Target entity description: Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.

A. Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes the structure, powers, and procedures of the United States Senate, including the roles of its officers and the rules for senatorial terms and impeachment trials.
B. Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution contains key provisions on the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens, including the Privileges and Immunities Clause and rules governing extradition between states.
C. Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that requires each state to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
D. Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and guarantees life tenure and salary protection for federal judges.
E. Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution is the provision granting Congress exclusive legislative authority over the federal district (now Washington, D.C.) and certain federal properties.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elections Clause ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
allocatesAuthorityTo	state legislatures ⓘ
allocatesPrimaryResponsibilityTo	states for regulating federal election mechanics ⓘ
appliesTo	elections for members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ elections for members of the United States Senate ⓘ federal elections ⓘ
authorizesCongressTo	preempt conflicting state election regulations for congressional elections ⓘ
basisFor	federal oversight of state administration of congressional elections ⓘ
bindingOn	all U.S. states ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1789-03-04 ⓘ
citedInCase	Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission ⓘ Cook v. Gralike ⓘ Ex parte Siebold ⓘ Foster v. Love ⓘ Smiley v. Holm ⓘ U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton ⓘ
concerns	procedural aspects of federal elections ⓘ
constitutionalCategory	elections and representation ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	presidential elector appointment methods ⓘ qualifications of members of Congress ⓘ substantive voter qualifications ⓘ
enforcedThrough	federal legislation and judicial review ⓘ
excludesFromCongressPower	the Places of choosing Senators ⓘ
federalismFeature	creates concurrent authority of states and Congress over federal election regulations ⓘ
governs	Manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives ⓘ Places of holding elections for Senators and Representatives ⓘ Times of holding elections for Senators and Representatives ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	Congress to make or alter regulations for congressional elections ⓘ state legislatures to prescribe regulations for congressional elections ⓘ
hasShortName	Elections Clause ⓘ
historicalContext	adopted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
languageSpecifies	"but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations" ⓘ
legalEffect	creates a default rule of state control subject to congressional revision ⓘ
partOf	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to allocate authority over regulation of federal elections between states and Congress ⓘ
relatedTo	Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
reservesUltimateAuthorityTo	Congress over federal election regulations ⓘ
subjectToAlterationBy	United States Congress ⓘ
textBeginsWith	"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives" ⓘ
usedToJustify	federal laws on ballot design and election procedures for federal offices ⓘ federal laws on the timing of congressional elections ⓘ federal laws on voter registration for federal elections ⓘ federal statutes regulating the mechanics of congressional elections ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shelby County v. Holder → hasConstitutionalProvisionInvolved → Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

National Voter Registration Act → legalBasis → Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ