Cook v. Gralike, 531 U.S. 510 (2001), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...

 that held unconstitutional an attempt by the state of Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 to influence Congressional elections in favor of candidates that supported term limits.

Decision

A state constitutional amendment adopted by Missouri voters would affix to ballots in primary general elections warnings to votes if the candidate did not support term limits. The Court held that the powers delegated to the states by the Elections Clause related only to the power over the procedural mechanisms of elections. Because this amendment sought to influence the outcome of elections, it exceeded state powers over national elections.

See also

• U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
  U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
  U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 ,was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution. The decision invalidated the Congressional...
  
  
• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 531