2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCan Tuesday's election be postponed without the approval of Congress?
Could President Obama use Executive Privilege to order a temporary postponement of the election?
Don't the 3.3 million victims of Hurricane Sandy who still have no power deserve the right to vote?
There are other DUers who have posted on this topic, including this one,
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021665755
LisaL
(44,974 posts)I don't think there is any chance of that. But a governor of a state could postpone election of that state. Although it will likely end up in court, since that is also unprecedented for a federal election. I don't think that will happen either.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)State and local officials can postpone state and local elections. Only Congress can postpone a federal election. I doubt they will do so.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)dictated by its legislature. Although I have no idea what "failed to chose electors" means in this context. If two people out of the whole state manage to vote, does that count?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)... so that is different.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)They established that day to be the first tues in Nov. Perhaps hours can be extended to midnight, I don't know. But adding extra days, or postponing the election until another day would require an act of Congress, which I doubt they'll do.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/politics/sandy-election-day-postponement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The election can not be postpone, it has to take place on November 6th but the rules allow for states to 'extend' voting days due to natural disasters.
Also on the news this morning they said that if in the affected counties if voter turnout was less than 25% than after twenty days they could hold one more day of voting.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)If anything comes out of Sandy, we need new laws on how to deal with disasters and elections.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)I just watched the video and basically he says that the election would go on as scheduled (not canceled) but that some states have a rule that would allow certain counties or cities within the state to extend the voting days/time ...
Anyway the video is pretty good and I recommend watching it if you get time.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Video here explaining extended voting time/days: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/politics/sandy-election-day-postponement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The election can not be postpone, it has to take place on November 6th but the rules allow for states to 'extend' voting days due to natural disasters.
Also on the news this morning they said that if in the affected hurricane counties if voter turnout was less than 25% than after twenty days they could hold an extra day of voting. So, that might explain what the article meant when it talked about electors not been chosen.
red dog 1
(27,857 posts)in emergency circumstances like a hurricane or other national disaster."
LisaL
(44,974 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,096 posts)RomneyLies
(3,333 posts)We were engaged in a great Civil War in 1864, for God's sake, and the election still went on as scheduled!
What Sandy demonstrates is the value of early voting because ANYTHING can happen.