States run the election system here, and the new Congress cannot be seated unless there is an election. There will, in fact, be elections.

The only question will be how ratfucked they will be. The recent emphasis on redistricting proves that they expect elections to happen, but they want to ratfuck the districts to gain more seats than the votes normally entitle them to.

With regards to illegal military deployments, I expect that there will be “special enforcement operations” in areas that couldnt be specifically ratfucked enough, which will conveniently target citizens in certain demographics, and aim to suppress turnout there, leaving other areas with “better” demographics alone.

See? Elections on schedule, as the Constitution calls for, with the results that the fascists call for.