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US Presidential Election Cancellation

The claim that a US president can unilaterally cancel or postpone federal elections.

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Jan 16, 2026
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Can the president stop elections

No: under current law a president cannot unilaterally cancel or postpone federal elections; multiple legal analyses, court rulings, and longstanding statutes assign election timing and administration ...

Jan 7, 2026
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Have there been instances of postponed or cancelled federal elections in US history?

No U.S. president has ever canceled or postponed a presidential election, and federal law and constitutional structure make unilateral deferral by the executive effectively impossible; even during the...

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