[EL] Sandy Havoc

[joehall]

There is a CRS report out there that covers this issue rather well, although I bet Jerry's article is a better place to start...

best, Joe

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Joseph Lorenzo Hall
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Center for Democracy & Technology
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On Oct 26, 2012, at 17:17, "Goldfeder, Jerry H." <jgoldfeder at stroock.com> wrote:

> I wrote an article several years ago entitled "Could Terrorists Derail a Presidential Election?" in the Fordham Urban Law Journal.  It dealt with this very topic, natural disasters and terrorist attacks that disrupt presidential elections. Worth a quick read, I would say.  Also look at 3 USC Sec 2.
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> On Oct 26, 2012, at 3:54 PM, "Adam Bonin" <adam at boninlaw.com<mailto:adam at boninlaw.com>> wrote:
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> I’ve been asked by a friend, and don’t know the answer off-hand: if Hurricane Sandy (or any such natural disaster) were to cause massive power/transportation issues in a region of the country, can the Election Day be delayed?  3 USC 1 does state that “The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President,” so are there means by which the election could be delayed, either state-by-state or nationally?
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> I do recall that 9-11-2001 was a NYC municipal primary which was rescheduled, but don’t know how this could work in a presidential.
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