How soon can Jones be seated?

[Takket]

the election has to be certified before he can be seated correct? when does alabama certify the results, and how soon after that can he be seated? immediately?

[True Dough]

1. Let him finish his victory speech first?

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. McConnell has said it wont be till 2018 out of spite

[Jersey Devil]

16. If Ala certifies the election, what does McConnell have to do with it?

He does not have the power to determine when a certified US Senator is seated.

[drray23]

3. i believe there is a minimum of 13 days.nt.

[Chasstev365]

4. McConnell is already making noise about not seating Jones!

[L. Coyote]

5. Check out the AL automatic recount law.

[bluestarone]

12. yea right

is it still possible to steal this from us on recount???

[L. Coyote]

15. This election is in the bag, but Jones isn't in the Senate tomorrow.

Trump still wants his BILLION $$$$ bonus (tax break) this week.
He earned it playing golf 100 days!

[beachbum bob]

6. next year, mcconnel not going to allow it until 2018

[TomSlick]

7. The Turtle is vowing not to seat Jones until after the tax vote.

I suspect the Repugant Alabama Secretary of State will take his sweat time certifying the results.

[bench scientist]

8. Take about 2 weeks to certified results. Anytime after that. MUST be before convening of 116th Congr

[PoliticAverse]

9. The election results likely won't be certified by Alabama until beginning of January. n/t

[dflprincess]

11. According to a November article from Reuters

the results won't be certified until at least December 26. I would expect it to take longer than that now.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-senate/alabama-senate-election-winner-due-to-be-certified-in-late-december-idUSKBN1DI018

If the Alabama result is not certified until after Christmas, Republicans would have more time to get their legislative goals accomplished regardless of the Alabama contest’s outcome.

John Bennett, chief of staff for the Alabama secretary of state, said the state’s 67 counties face a Dec. 22 deadline for officially reporting election results, but some are likely to miss it. Bennett said that would push the process back until after Christmas, making Dec. 26 the earliest possible date for certification.

Once certified election results are available, a new senator would be sworn in during an open session of the Senate, according to Senate officials. With the Senate scheduled to be out the last week of December, the next open session would not be until early January.

[Brother Buzz]

13. As soon as John H. Merrill, Alabama's SOS certifies the election

and the US Senate is in session. I understand he'll be seated after Christmas, just in time for the end of the year crazy shit.

[Takket]

14. thanks everyone :)

was wondering if Jones could help blow up the tax increase. i think we need to pressure them not to vote until the people of alabama have their chosen senator seated. of course they won't do it, but we can make them look even more horrible.