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Mme. Defarge

(8,896 posts)

9. Answered my own question - see below.

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Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:37 PM

Tuesday

Why Trump cannot cancel midterm elections but here's what he can do
Story by Jack Hobbs • 6d

While outright canceling elections is forbidden by Federal law (2 U.S.C. § 7), several allies have suggested to the president that he could declare a national emergency due to alleged "threats to national sovereignty." One such "threat" could be a crisis at the border, which would then provide the president with a reason to justify federal intervention in state-run voting.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-cannot-cancel-midterm-elections-but-here-s-what-he-can-do/ar-AA1TLtra