Can the president delay or cancel a national election? @UCBerkeleySchoolofLaw
Can the president delay or cancel a national election?  @UCBerkeleySchoolofLaw
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In this episode of It’s the Law, Dean Chemerinsky explains why the president has no authority to postpone or cancel federal elections — something no president has ever done, even during wartime.

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Can the president delay or cancel a national election?

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