; and so far as it is exercised, and no farther, the regulations effected supersede those of the State which are inconsistent therewith[] , Id. at 9, the Inter-Tribal Court explained, quoting extensively from the Federalist no. 59, that it was clear that the congressional fail-safe included in the Elections Clause was intended for the sorts of governmental self-preservation discussed here: [E]very government ought to contain in itself the means of its own preservation[.] ; [A]n exclusive power of regulating elections for the national government, in the hands of the State legislatures, would leave the existence of the Union entirely at their mercy. They could at any moment annihilate it by neglecting to provide for the choice of persons to administer its affairs. . Id. at 8. (15) It is clear in every respect that the congressional fail-safe described in the Elections Clause vests purely secondary authority over Federal elections in the Federal legislative branch and that the primary authority rests with the States. Congressional authority is intended to be, and as a matter of constitutional fact is, limited to addressing the worst imaginable issues, such as invasion or other matters that might lead to a State not electing representatives to constitute the two Houses of Congress. Congress’ authority has never extended to the day-to-day authority over the Times, Places and Manner of Election that the Constitution clearly reserves to the States. (16) Congress must act within the bounds of its constitutional authority when enacting legislation concerning the administration of our nation’s elections. II Voluntary Considerations for State Administration of Federal Elections 111. Short title This title may be cited as the Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States Act or the VOTERS Act . 112. Election integrity voluntary considerations (a) In general Subtitle C of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20981 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 247 as section 248