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[8]: 615–616 Congress could reject votes under the Act for specific defects: "if a state submits multiple sets of electoral votes", if there were "electors who were constitutionally ineligible to hold the elector’s office, who balloted corruptly, or who balloted in a way that violated post-appointment constitutional or statutory ...
The law identifies the governor – or, in the case of Washington, D.C., the district's mayor – as responsible for submitting certificates of ascertainment, unless otherwise specified by state laws or constitutions. In addition, a certificate that was revised as ordered by a state or federal court judgment before the meeting of electors ...
Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to ...
After a presidential election, [2] [3] the ascertainment is submitted by the governor of each state (and by the mayor of the District of Columbia) to the Archivist of the United States [4] [5] [6] and others, [7] in accordance with 3 U.S.C. §§ 6–14 [8] [9] the Electoral Count Act, [10] [11] and the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022.
Election certification deadlines by state. Here are the certification deadlines in each state, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. November 7. Delaware. November 12. Oklahoma ...
Congress votes to certify results. A joint session of Congress will convene to formally ratify the results state by state on January 6 2025. That same date four years ago will live in infamy as ...
The Help America Vote Act mandated the federal certification process be assumed by the EAC. The EAC implemented an interim certification program in July 2006 which provided a means to obtain federal certification for modifications required by state and local election officials administering the 2006 General Election. [31]
Donald Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to force Congress to halt the certification of the 2020 election, which Trump lost. The difference between then and ...