diff --git a/iam/api/views.py b/iam/api/views.py
index de00baf9..092f436d 100644
--- a/iam/api/views.py
+++ b/iam/api/views.py
@@ -3383,50 +3383,57 @@ def post(request, pk=None):
                 error_codename=ErrorCodes.BAD_REQUEST)
         
         for election_id in election_ids:
-            permission_required(request.user, 'AuthEvent', ['edit', 'delete'], election_id)
-
-            election_obj = AuthEvent.objects.get(pk=election_id)
-            children_pks = [child.id for child in election_obj.children.all()]
-            children_pks.append(election_obj.id)
-            # delete event and children in ballot box:
-            for pk in children_pks:
-                pk_obj = AuthEvent.objects.get(pk=pk)
-                ballot_box_base = settings.SEQUENT_ELECTIONS_BASE[0]
-                ballot_box_url = "%s/api/election/%s/delete" % (
-                    ballot_box_base,
-                    pk
-                )
-                ballot_box_request = requests.post(
-                    ballot_box_url,
-                    json=[],
-                    headers={
-                        'Authorization': generate_access_token_hmac(
-                            settings.SHARED_SECRET,
-                            "1:AuthEvent:%s:edit|delete" % pk,
-                            pk_obj.get_refresh_token_duration_secs()
-                        ),
-                        'Content-type': 'application/json'
-                    }
-                )
-
-                LOGGER.info(
-                    "DeleteElections.post\n" +
-                    "delete pk (Ballot Box) '%d'\n" +
-                    "ballot_box_url '%r'\n" +
-                    "ballot_box_request.status_code '%r'\n" +
-                    "ballot_box_request.text '%r'\n",
-                    pk,
-                    ballot_box_url,
-                    ballot_box_request.status_code, 
-                    ballot_box_request.text
-                )
-                if ballot_box_request.status_code != 200:
-                    return json_response(
-                        status=500,
-                        error_codename=ErrorCodes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
-                    )
+            try:
+                permission_required(request.user, 'AuthEvent', ['edit', 'delete'], election_id)
+
+                election_obj = AuthEvent.objects.get(pk=election_id)
+                children_pks = [child.id for child in election_obj.children.all()]
+                children_pks.append(election_obj.id)
+                # delete event and children in ballot box:
+                for pk in children_pks:
+                    try:
+                        pk_obj = AuthEvent.objects.get(pk=pk)
+                        ballot_box_base = settings.SEQUENT_ELECTIONS_BASE[0]
+                        ballot_box_url = "%s/api/election/%s/delete" % (
+                            ballot_box_base,
+                            pk
+                        )
+                        ballot_box_request = requests.post(
+                            ballot_box_url,
+                            json=[],
+                            headers={
+                                'Authorization': generate_access_token_hmac(
+                                    settings.SHARED_SECRET,
+                                    "1:AuthEvent:%s:edit|delete" % pk,
+                                    pk_obj.get_refresh_token_duration_secs()
+                                ),
+                                'Content-type': 'application/json'
+                            }
+                        )
+
+                        LOGGER.info(
+                            "DeleteElections.post\n" +
+                            "delete pk (Ballot Box) '%d'\n" +
+                            "ballot_box_url '%r'\n" +
+                            "ballot_box_request.status_code '%r'\n" +
+                            "ballot_box_request.text '%r'\n",
+                            pk,
+                            ballot_box_url,
+                            ballot_box_request.status_code, 
+                            ballot_box_request.text
+                        )
+                        if ballot_box_request.status_code != 200:
+                            return json_response(
+                                status=500,
+                                error_codename=ErrorCodes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+                            )
+                    except Exception as err:
+                        print(f"Exception deleting child {pk} for election {election_id}: {err}")
+                    
+                election_obj.delete()
+            except Exception as err:
+                print(f"Exception deleting election {election_id}: {err}")
                 
-            election_obj.delete()
         
         data = {'status': 'ok'}
         return json_response(data)