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Who sets the rules for U.S. elections?

Channel
CBS News
Published
June 5, 2026
BS Score
58.11%
Analysis source
gemini

Even as voters head to the polls for primary elections, the U.S. is seeing efforts at the state and federal levels to change how the process plays out. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson discusses who sets the rules for U.S. elections. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It is available on more than 30 platforms across mobile, desktop and connected TVs for free, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and live in 91 countries. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBS News: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbsnews Subscribe to our newsletters: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

Even as voters head to the polls for primary elections, the U.S. is seeing efforts at the state and federal levels to change how the process plays out. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson discusses who sets the rules for U.S. elections.

CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It is available on more than 30 platforms across mobile, desktop and connected TVs for free, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and live in 91 countries.

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  • Framing Effect: 16%
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  • Availability Heuristic: 14.7%
  • Fundamental Attribution Error: 14%

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