Will the rest of the Primaries be cancelled for coronavirus?

[HockeyMom]

State and National Emergency? Some of us don't vote until the end of April. Postponed until further notice? Large groups of people in one place? Quarantines already going on and many events cancelled. This too? Will people be just plain too scared to go out in public to vote? With all threads on here about Seniors staying home they won't be able to vote? Far too late to request Absentee Ballots.

If it hasn't gotten better by November, can Trump cancel the entire General Election?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Trump can't cancel the GE. Elections are controlled by the states

per the Constitution.

[TwilightZone]

2. Trump can't cancel the GE.

States control the elections. Emergency powers don't matter. Martial law doesn't matter.

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32471.pdf

[ancianita]

6. Thanks. Didn't know how that worked. I just assumed.

[getagrip_already]

3. Not in reality....

Only the states can cancel an election.

However, the constitution is clear thet the presidents and vp's term ends on a specific date. If nobody is certified as having won, then the next person in succession would be sworn in.

Welcome president pelosi.

[customerserviceguy]

14. Just curious

Doesn't the Constitution also specify that terms in the House and the Senate have specific time lengths, too? If there is no election, how can there be a House of Representatives in 2021?

[getagrip_already]

15. the house and senate seats expire after the potus office.....

They did it that way on purpose.

But yeah, it would be a shitshow once those terms expire. Governors could appoint senators, but rep's can only be lected by popular vote.

[customerserviceguy]

18. If that's the case

Then why do we swear in a new Congress on the first business day in January in odd-numbered years?

[getagrip_already]

19. hmmm, maybe they expire first?

have to recheck, but they are staggered.

[customerserviceguy]

20. Senate terms

are indeed staggered, but all House terms are exactly two years, even the Speaker's.

[getagrip_already]

23. I meant staggered from potus/vpotus

[William769]

4. I'm wondering if I will get to vote Tuesday.

[Mme. Defarge]

5. Not in Oregon

where we vote exclusively by mail.

[mtngirl47]

7. Louisiana just postponed their primary

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/louisiana-postpones-presidential-primary-due-to-coronavirus-128514

[frazzled]

8. Not necessarily, but do check your polling place

Ours just got changed from the regular site to "not yet assigned." Vote early if you can.

[Happy Hoosier]

9. Seems to me that Bernie needs to put the country before himself.

He needs to withdraw at this point I think. If he does, that will be considered heroic.

If he doesn't..... I dunno. Seems like he is willing to risk peoples' health for his forlorn hope?

[LuvNewcastle]

11. Even if he doesn't drop out and no more primaries are held,

I think it would be up to the delegates at the convention to decide on a nominee. I'm pretty sure they would choose Biden.

[MineralMan]

17. Delegate selection is done via the primaries, though, you see.

Without the primaries, no delegates can be allocated.

It's important to understand the process in some semblance of detail.

[LuvNewcastle]

21. Who chooses the delegates, then?

I didn't see any on the ballot. I know about the super-delegates, but I thought that the individual parties chose their own delegates. Does the legislature choose them or what?

[MineralMan]

22. Delegates in most states are chosen by district or state party conventions,

and are allocated proportionately to match the primary vote ratios. It is strictly a party function, but depends on primaries or caucuses to indicate voter preferences.

[LuvNewcastle]

24. What do you think they would do, then, if there were only

25 primaries? How would they choose delegates for the convention?

[MineralMan]

25. I have no idea, to tell you the truth. That has never happened.

You can expect your polling place to have hand sanitizing stations, but bring your own hand sanitizer, just in case.

People will be thinking about this and you'll see preparations at your polling place. Don't stand close to other voters. Sanitize your hands after voting. Keep your hands off your face.

[SidDithers]

10. If they are, then Bernie really needs to drop out...

so that the Democratic Party can have a single, undisputed candidate going forward.

Sid

[Jose Garcia]

12. Every state should implement vote by mail

[MineralMan]

16. My precinct's polling place is never crowded, especially

during primary elections.