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US Presidential Election Cancellation

The possibility of a US president unilaterally cancelling federally scheduled midterm elections

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Jan 23, 2026
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If the trump admin were to try and cancel the midterms how would they be able to do it? They try to claim martial law already so what stops them from causing chaos?

The short answer: federally scheduled midterm elections, because Election Day timing is set by and states administer elections, and historical, legal, and institutional guardrails make a successful un...

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...