House Concurrent Resolution 5 Summary

• Urges the United States Congress not to adopt H.R. 1 of the 117th Congress, which the resolution characterizes as a federal bill that would override state authority over election administration.

• Asserts that Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution grants state legislatures authority to prescribe the "Times, Places and Manner" of federal elections, and that Congress should only supersede this authority in "extraordinary circumstances."

• Contends that each state has developed unique election systems tailored to its needs and that imposing new federal standards would create chaos and undermine voter confidence in election results.

• Claims Ohio's election system serves as a national model with voter fraud and voter suppression being "exceedingly rare" and that other states seek to learn from Ohio's election practices.

• Directs the House Clerk to transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to the U.S. House Speaker, Senate President Pro Tempore, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.