Minnesota’s top election official said Thursday that the 2020 elections in the state “must go on” in Minnesota, even if the country is still grappling with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For the November 3, 2020 election, Monday, July 20, 2020 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for local political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file for their candidates.
.The 2020 United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. It will be the 59th quadrennial. Voters will select who in turn will vote on December 14, 2020, to either elect a new and or reelect the incumbents and respectively. The series of are being held from February to August 2020. This nominating process is an indirect election, where voters cast ballots selecting a slate of delegates to a political party's, who then in turn elect their party's nominees for president and vice president., the 45th and incumbent president, has launched a reelection campaign for the Republican primaries; several state Republican Party organizations have cancelled their primaries in a show of support for his candidacy. Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee on March 17, 2020 after securing a majority of pledged delegates. 29 major candidates launched, which became the largest field of candidates for any political party in the post- period of American politics.
Former Vice President became the presumptive Democratic nominee when Senator, the last other major candidate in the Democratic primary, suspended his campaign on April 8, 2020. The winner of the 2020 presidential election is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2021.Biden and Trump are respectively the oldest and second-oldest major party presumptive nominees in U.S. History; and if he is elected and inaugurated, Biden will also become the oldest serving president. Biden is the first former vice president to become the presumptive nominee of any major political parties in the United States since in (both and were incumbent vice presidents at the time of the and elections, respectively). Further information:of the states that for a person to serve as president the individual must be a, at least 35 years old and a United States resident for at least 14 years. Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the of the United States, in which case each party develops a method (such as a ) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position.
The primary elections are usually where voters cast ballots for a slate of party delegates pledged to a particular candidate. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf. The presidential nominee typically chooses a vice presidential to form that party's, who is then ratified by the delegates (with the exception of the, which nominates its vice presidential candidate by delegate vote regardless of the presidential nominee's preference). The general election in November is also an indirect election, in which voters cast ballots for a slate of members of the; these electors then directly elect the president and vice president.
If, the will select the president from the three candidates who received the most electoral votes, and the will select the vice president from the candidates who received the two highest totals.On August 26, 2019, the passed a bill adopting both for presidential primaries and for the general election. On September 6, 2019, Governor allowed the bill to become law without her signature, which delayed it from taking effect until after the in March, but puts Maine on track to be the first state to use ranked-choice voting for a presidential general election. The law continues the use of the for the allocation of electors, as and have used in recent elections. The change could potentially delay the projection of the winner(s) of Maine's electoral votes for days after election day, and will also complicate interpretation of the national.The to the states that an individual cannot be elected to the presidency more than twice. This prohibits former presidents, and from being elected president again. Former president, having served only a single term as president, is not constitutionally prohibited from being elected to another term in the 2020 election, though he has no plans to do so, saying, '95 is out of the question. I'm having a hard time walking.
I think the time has passed for me to be involved actively in politics, much less run for president.' Demographic trends. Further information:The age group of what will then be people in the 18-to-45-year-old bracket is expected to represent just under 40 percent of the United States' eligible voters in 2020. It is expected that more than 30 percent of eligible American voters will be.A bipartisan report indicates that changes in voter demographics since the could impact the results of the 2020 election., and other ethnic minorities, as well as 'whites with a college degree', are expected to all increase their percentage of national eligible voters by 2020, while 'whites without a college degree' will decrease.
Generation Z, those born after 1996, will more than double to 10% of the eligible voters.Traditionally, all these shifts were thought to potentially be an advantage for the Democratic nominee as they all have historically voted substantially more for Democrats than Republicans and continue to, however; that rate at which these groups, especially Generation Z, vote for Democrats is decreasing, with non-whites and young voters both voting for and supporting Republicans at higher rates than before 2016. However, this is counteracted by whites and 65+ voters both voting for and supporting Democrats at a higher rate. These shifts have been slight overall nationally but substantially larger in swing states such as Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. These shifts tend to occur more geographically favorably for Republicans than Democrats, thus; it is possible Trump could win the while still losing the popular vote, possibly by an even larger margin than in 2016.
Simultaneous elections. Further information: andThe presidential election will occur simultaneously with elections to the and the. Gubernatorial and legislative elections will also be held in several states. Following the election, the United States House will redistribute the seats among the 50 states based on the results of the, and the states will conduct a of Congressional and state legislative districts. In most states the governor and the state legislature conduct the redistricting (although some states have ), and often a party that wins a presidential election experiences a which also helps other candidates of that party win elections.
Therefore, the party that wins the 2020 presidential election could also win a in the drawing of new Congressional and state legislative districts that would stay in effect until the 2032 elections. ImpeachmentThe House of Representatives on two counts on December 18, 2019. The trial in the Senate began on January 21, 2020, and ended on February 5, resulting in by the.This is the first time a president has been impeached during his first term and while running for a second term. Trump continued to hold campaign rallies during the impeachment. This is also the first time since the modern presidential primaries were established in 1911 that a president has been subjected to impeachment while the primary season was underway. The impeachment process overlapped with the primary campaigns, forcing senators running for the Democratic nomination to remain in Washington for the trial in the days before and after the Iowa caucuses.
Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Further information:Several events related to the 2020 presidential election have been altered or postponed due to the ongoing. On March 10, following primary elections in six states, Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders cancelled planned campaign night events and further in-person campaigning and campaign rallies. On March 12, President Trump also stated his intent to postpone further campaign rallies. The 11th Democratic debate was held on March 15 without an audience at the studios in Several states have also postponed their primaries to a later date, including Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, and Maryland.
As of March 24, 2020, all major-party presidential candidates have halted in-person campaigning and campaign rallies over coronavirus concerns. Political analysts have stated that the moratorium on traditional campaigning coupled to the effects of the pandemic on the nation could have unpredictable effects on the voting populace and possibly, how the election will be conducted.The included money for states to increase mail-in voting.Government response to the impact of the pandemic from the Trump administration, coupled to the differing positions taken by congressional Democrats and Republicans regarding remains a major campaign issue for both parties. Nominations Republican Party nomination. Main article: PrimariesIn election cycles with incumbent presidents running for re-election, the race for their party nomination are usually pro-forma, with token opposition instead of any serious challengers and with their party rules being fixed in their favor. The 2020 election is no exception; with Donald Trump formally seeking a second term, the official Republican apparatus, both state and national, have coordinated with his campaign to implement changes to make it difficult for any primary opponent to mount a serious challenge. On January 25, 2019, the unofficially endorsed Trump.Several Republican state committees have scrapped their respective primaries or caucuses. They have cited the fact that Republicans canceled several state primaries when and sought a second term in and, respectively; and Democrats scrapped some of their primaries when and were seeking reelection in and, respectively.
Main article: PrimariesIn August 2018, the voted to disallow from voting on the first ballot of the nominating process, beginning with the 2020 election. This would require a candidate to win a majority of pledged delegates from the assorted primary elections in order to win the party's nomination. The last time this did not occur was the nomination of at the. From(2007–present)from(1991–2007)from(2013–present)from(2013–present)of,(2002–2013)offrom(2007–present)of,(2012–2020)Hedge fund managerFounder of andW: April 8, 2020(endorsed Biden)8,072,774 votes939 delegatesW: March 19, 2020(endorsed Biden)171,001 votes2 delegatesW: March 5, 2020(endorsed Biden)2,505,795 votes81 delegatesW: March 4, 2020(endorsed Biden)2,444,596 votes55 delegatesW: March 2, 2020(endorsed Biden)491,534 votes7 delegatesW: March 1, 2020(endorsed Biden)838,786 votes26 delegatesW: February 29, 2020(endorsed Biden)246,960 votes. (2007–2015)from(2009–present)EntrepreneurFounder offrom(2013–2019)from(2013–present)of,(2006–2013)AuthorFounder ofcandidate for from in(2014–2017)of,(2009–2014)W: February 12, 2020(endorsed Biden)18,717 votesW: February 11, 2020(endorsed Biden)40,335 votesW: February 11, 2020(endorsed Biden)108,120 votesW: January 31, 2020(endorsed Biden)16,225 votesW: January 13, 2020(endorsed Biden)29,242 votesW: January 10, 2020(endorsed Sanders, then Biden)21,414 votesW: January 2, 2020(endorsed Warren, then Biden)36,239 votes. Main article:On July 24, 2019, the officially recognized the campaign of. On August 26, 2019, campaign was also recognized.
The remaining candidates may obtain formal recognition after meeting the established criteria by the party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee.On October 26, 2019, Hawkins was nominated by, in addition to seeking the Green nomination.On March 26, 2020 the stated that the pandemic would prevent third party candidates from appearing on the ballot unless petitioning requirements were reduced. Sites of the 2020 general election debatesOn October 11, 2019, the announced that three general election debates would be held in the fall of 2020, the first is scheduled to take place on September 29 at the in, the second is scheduled to take place on October 15 at the in, and the third is scheduled to take place on October 22 at in.
Additionally, one vice presidential debate is scheduled for October 7, 2020, at the in. Trump is reportedly considering skipping the debates.
General election polling. Trump's official state of residence was in the, but has since changed to Florida with his permanent residence switching from to in 2019., currently the oldest major party nominee to contest a presidential general election, was 73 when whereas Biden will be 77 and Trump will be 74 on Election Day in 2020. On Inauguration Day in 2021, Biden will be 78 years, 62 days old which is than was when he left office in 1989. Other than inaugural President, no person has ever become the oldest serving President upon assuming office. ^ Candidate did not appear on any ballots.References.