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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 ...
On Jan. 6, a joint session of Congress is held to certify the electoral votes. As president of the Senate, the vice president presides over the joint session and announces the official count.
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 ...
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.
Certification of the results December 11 is the deadline for the formal certification of the results by the states. Officials from the nation’s 3,000 counties sign off on the count first ...
The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite three-quarters of state legislatures on June 15, 1804. The new rules took effect for the 1804 presidential election and have governed all subsequent presidential elections.