President Trump does not have the authority to move the date of a federal election.
And his claim that mail-in voting would make the election “inaccurate and fraudulent” is false.
Here's what to know. nyti.ms/3hXJDk5
And his claim that mail-in voting would make the election “inaccurate and fraudulent” is false.
Here's what to know. nyti.ms/3hXJDk5
𝐐. Can a president cancel or postpone an election by executive order?
𝐀. No. The date of the general election — the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November — is set by federal law and has been fixed since 1845.
It would take a change in federal law to move the date.
𝐀. No. The date of the general election — the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November — is set by federal law and has been fixed since 1845.
It would take a change in federal law to move the date.
𝐐. How likely is it that the U.S. election will be delayed?
𝐀. The House, which is controlled by Democrats; the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans; and President Trump would all have to agree.
To say that’s unlikely is an understatement.
𝐀. The House, which is controlled by Democrats; the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans; and President Trump would all have to agree.
To say that’s unlikely is an understatement.
𝐐. Didn’t many states postpone their primary elections this year?
𝐀. Yes, states have broad autonomy to schedule and run their own primary elections.
16 states and 2 territories either delayed their presidential primaries or extended vote-by-mail deadlines.
𝐀. Yes, states have broad autonomy to schedule and run their own primary elections.
16 states and 2 territories either delayed their presidential primaries or extended vote-by-mail deadlines.
𝐐. Is President Trump correct that voting by mail leads to fraud?
𝐀. No. Studies have shown that all forms of voting fraud are very rare in the U.S. A panel Trump established to investigate election corruption was disbanded in 2018 after it found no real evidence of fraud.
𝐀. No. Studies have shown that all forms of voting fraud are very rare in the U.S. A panel Trump established to investigate election corruption was disbanded in 2018 after it found no real evidence of fraud.
Read more answers to key questions about holding elections in a crisis — and why a president can't cancel an election on their own. nyti.ms/2XcjyWx
