Voter Registration Case Study

This case revolves around a voter registration bill passed in Congress that allows citizens to register to vote while renewing a license, or getting a new one, at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Governor of California sued, claiming that the federal government does not have the power to pass laws involving the conduct of elections, citing Article 1, Section 4 of the US Constitution. This is a federalism issue involving the federal government and the Governor of California, Joe Isolationist. The ruling, however, will effect every American looking to register to vote and/or go to the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew or receive a license. Is this law an example of federal overreach? If so, what role can the government legally play
This case also involves the 10th Amendment and “necessary and proper clause” from Article 1 section 8. This clause gives Congress power “for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution.” Constitutionally, is this voter registration law necessary and proper to the duties of the federal government? This is contrasted with the 10th amendment, which the Governor of California claims is being breached, which gives any power not granted to the federal government or prohibited to the states, to the
The first: McCullough v. Maryland. This fits because it is the most landmark federalism case ever decided, which more clearly established the limit of state powers. It’s hard to conceive that any federalism case can be considered without this case. The second is Crawford v. Marion County Election Board: This case revolved around a 2012 Indiana Voter ID Law. The Supreme Court ruled it constitutional, on the grounds that "It is for state legislatures to weigh the costs and benefits of possible changes to their election codes, and their judgment must prevail," which would certainly apply to the California government's argument. The last case is Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc: This is similar to the previous case - it revolves around a state passing stricter voter laws. It was struck down however, because their law was deemed to "preempt" federal voter law. This would support the federal government's case in my