CNN article: Why Election Day won't be postponed

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Why Election Day won't be postponed

Washington (CNN) -- With Superstorm Sandy leaving communities under water, stranding millions without power and consuming public resources in several states, could next Tuesday's vote for president be moved to a later date?

No, it can't. Without passage of a new federal law, voting for president is required to take place on Tuesday, November 6, as planned.

But, partial postponements of voting in some affected areas are possible, consistent with the laws governing the election of the president and vice president.

Here's why:

When people go to the polls on Election Day, they aren't voting directly for their choice for president or vice president. Instead, they are voting to select representatives -- or "electors" -- to the Electoral College, the body that actually determines who will be president and vice president.

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Full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/politics/sandy-election-day-postponement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

NOTE: Please read the whole article on the link above, the second half has the good info in it