Expert Spoke about the Chances of Canceling or Postponing Elections in US due to an Outbreak of Coronavirus
According to her, the transfer of "primaries or elections to local authorities is another matter". "This is possible because it's about elections in the states. But, when it comes to federal elections, there is no way to carry out this postponement or cancellation", Atkeson said. The US presidential election during the Civil War took place in 1864.
The specialist admitted that, in theory, general elections in the United States can be moved to a later date. However, in reality, such a scenario is practically impracticable, since for this it would be necessary to change the federal legislation governing the conduct of elections.
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