I under stand the president's concern about mail-in voting,

which is different than absentee voting, but never in the history

of the federal elections have we ever not held an election, and we should go forward with our election.

我理解总统对邮件投票的担忧，与缺席投票不同，但是在联邦选举的历史上我们从来没有取消过一次选举，我们应该继续进行我们的选举。

请教老师：

“but never in the history

of the federal elections have we ever not held an election, and we should go forward with our election.” 

这是never开头要倒装吧？后面倒装如复原就是we have ever not held an election...这里：

为什么不是we have not ever held an election...？

1) 即为什么不是but never in the history of the federal elections have we NOT EVER held an election...???

2) 并列句...and we should go forward with our election. 为什么不倒装成...and should we go forward with our election ?