Officials look to postpone elections
Counterterrorism officials look to postpone elections
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Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned last week that Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network may attack within the USA to try to disrupt the election. Counterterrorism officials are looking into the possibility of postponing the November presidential election if there is a terrorist attack at election time. DeForest Soaries, chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, wants Ridge to ask Congress to pass legislation giving the government power to cancel or reschedule a federal election. Newsweek magazine cited unnamed sources who said the Department of Homeland Security asked the Justice Department for advice last week.