"Douglas Spencer, a Professor of Law at Yale Law School, told Reuters it would be up to Congress to amend this law (3 U.S. Code § 1 ) in order to change the date of the Presidential election this year. “President Trump can put political pressure on Congress to change the date but he can’t do it himself unilaterally,” he said.
Congress could technically extend the ability to postpone an election to the Executive, as mentioned in this 2004 Congressional Research Service report ( fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32471.pdf ). However, given the Democrats’ current control of the House, as well as the possibility of legal challenges, this is extremely unlikely."
"Douglas Spencer, a Professor of Law at Yale Law School, told Reuters it would be up to Congress to amend this law (3 U.S. Code § 1 ) in order to change the date of the Presidential election this year. “President Trump can put political pressure on Congress to change the date but he can’t do it himself unilaterally,” he said.
Congress could technically extend the ability to postpone an election to the Executive, as mentioned in this 2004 Congressional Research Service report ( fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32471.pdf ). However, given the Democrats’ current control of the House, as well as the possibility of legal challenges, this is extremely unlikely."