Watching Control of the process
Cancelling or postponing the election
An attempt to cancel, delay, or suspend an election. The president has no authority to order it and elections are run by thousands of local jurisdictions, so experts consider it very unlikely. It is on this list because it has been publicly floated, and because a smaller version, such as postponing in one place, would matter.
What has happened
- Votebeat reported that election experts agree the president has neither the legal authority nor the practical ability to cancel the midterms, and that officials say they will run the elections the law requires.
Where it has been observed
No state is marked for this threat yet.