Watson v. Republican National Committee · ¶61

The Framers recognized the difficulty of crafting election laws “applicable to every probable change in the situation of the country.” The Federalist No. 59, at 362. So instead of constitutionalizing election law, they decided that “a discretionary power over elections” needed to be lodged “somewhere.” Ibid. Suffice it to say, that power was not lodged in this Court. The election-day statutes say nothing about ballot receipt, and we cannot add to the words Congress chose.

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