With polls showing Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden—his likely Democratic opponent in the November election—it is widely rumored that the president might seek ways to postpone the election in order to remain in office.
Such a move would be blatantly illegal: It would place the government of the United States in the hands of one man, abridge the cherished right of those in the U.S. to choose their leaders, and threaten democracy itself.
The Power to Control Elections Lies with States and Congress
The Constitution entrusts the timing and conduct of federal elections entirely to Congress and the states. According to Article I, states prescribe the…
