UNPRECIDENTED: So what happens if TRUMP DIES, 2 or 3 days before

[BaronChocula]

64. I'm not trying to be a smartypants here

But Congress set the current day for elections in 1845 per their constitutional role. The Constitution says nothing about the date on which elections should be held.

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-us-elections-held-on-tuesdays

"Originally, election days varied by state, but in 1845 a law was passed to set a single election day for the entire country. (At first, it applied only to presidential elections, but it was later extended to congressional elections as well.) At that time, the United States was still a largely agrarian society. For farmers, who made up a majority of the labor force, much of the year was taken up by the planting, tending, and harvesting of crops. Early November was a good time to vote because the harvest was over but the weather was still relatively mild."

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R46413.pdf

"The Constitution does not designate a specific day for holding elections. It allows states to choose the “Times, Places and
Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives,” but it permits Congress to “make
or alter” those state rules “except as to the Places of [choosing] Senators.”1 The Constitution also
empowers Congress to select the time for choosing presidential electors for the Electoral College
and the day all states’ electors vote for President and Vice President."