“We are anticipating that, based on the storm, there could be impacts that would linger into next week and have impacts on the federal election.”-Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 30 October 2012 press conference

“I don’t give a damn about Election Day! It doesn’t matter a lick to me. At the moment I’ve got much bigger fish to fry.”-Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, 30 October 2012 press conference

I posted about FEMA suggesting, yesterday, to delay or cancel the elections.  Today, FEMA director Craig Fugate confirmed such a possibility during a press conference.

Also, Republican governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, bluntly stated that his hands were full dealing with the disaster, and implied that if FEMA wanted elections delayed or canceled then so be it.  He also heaped praise upon President Obama.

Here’s what Congress had to say, back in 2004, about such a situation: “It would appear that under Congress’ express constitutional authority over the timing of federal elections it could enact a federal law setting conditions, times and dates for rescheduling of elections to federal offices in the States in emergency or other exigent circumstances, and with the proper standards and guidelines could delegate the execution and application of those provisions to executive branch or State officials.”-CSR Report for Congress: Postponement and Rescheduling of Elections to Federal Office