Posted on 10/30/2012 11:49:48 AM PDT by ParkerPoo
According to this article, there are seven states that can postpone/reschedule an election. Either the Governor or Secretary of State makes the call. http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/ebook/part7/elections_pres07.html http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/ebook/part7/elections_pres07.html
State are free to change their election dates - they CAN NOT change the federal election
Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, New York, N. Carolina, Virginia
Oh G*d NOOOO. I need to have this election OOOOVER!
This. The Constitution give Congress the sole authority to set the dates for Federal elections. Neither the President nor the states can change that date for Federal offices.
I agree. I cannot take a delay. Get ‘er done!
"The Congress may determine the Time of chusing [sic] the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States."
I don't see anything which implies that a state has any say in the matter.
You do realize that this refers to the meeting of the Electoral College and not to the popular vote?
Some FReeper will know specifically, but I believe federal election days are determined by federal law.
States set the elections but Congress can overrule them. Article I, Section. 4.
Or something like that.
No reason for the parenthetical “chusing [sic]” as it is recognized as archaic and correct spelling given the time.
That was cut & paste and I forgot to remove it ...
“Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, New York, N. Carolina, Virginia”
New York and Maryland might be the only two states with enough hurricane damage to consider postponing the election. (Aside: Virginia sustained some damage, but probably not enough to justify postponement.)
Having said that, it doesn’t matter even if both NY and MD rescheduled their voting days, because we already know what the outcomes from both states are going to be, and it won’t make any difference in the presidential contest.
So let them postpone the elections if they wish, to satisfy their constituents.
It’s not going to make a difference in the presidential contest.
“Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, New York, N. Carolina, Virginia”
New York and Maryland might be the only two states with enough hurricane damage to consider postponing the election. (Aside: Virginia sustained some damage, but probably not enough to justify postponement.)
Having said that, it doesn’t matter even if both NY and MD rescheduled their voting days, because we already know what the outcomes from both states are going to be, and it won’t make any difference in the presidential contest.
So let them postpone the elections if they wish, to satisfy their constituents.
It’s not going to make a difference in the presidential contest.
This has more to do with states being able to change the dates of their state elections (i.e. primary elections). They cannot however supersede the federal government over changing the date of federal elections like the one coming up on November 6.
Irrelevant. While the Constitution specifies that Congress shall set the date, it also specifies it must be the same day throughout the country:
“The Congress may determine the Time of chusing [sic] the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_4:_Election_day
No, it refers to both the day when the EC votes and to the general election when the electors are selected. Congress sets the dates for both.
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