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Drunken Irishman

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7. We are not heading down that road. For electors to be challenged, BOTH chambers have to vote to toss

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 01:57 AM

Dec 2020

And it has to be a majority.

There's no way the House votes to toss electors. And I highly doubt the Senate would, either.

That means the electors will be upheld.

It won't make it to the Governors, even if there's a challenge supported by both a House member and a sitting Senator. If that does happen, then both chambers confer and debate and then vote on whether to reject the electors - both having to vote in t he majority to do so. Not going to happen.

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IF Congress becomes a clusterf*ck on Jan 4 & it goes to the Governors, do they have a deadline? [View all] Miles Archer Dec 2020 OP

I understood that a congressional challenge goes to the govs of the states being challenged vlyons Dec 2020 #1

For a challenge to happen, both the House & Senate have to vote to reject the electors. Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #3

In that case, it would be unresolved wnylib Dec 2020 #16

No. It takes a majority in both chambers to reject the electors. Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #17

Thanks. wnylib Dec 2020 #18

Thank God We Had the Blue WAVE Cha Dec 2020 #21

Is the outcome to have SCOTUS take the case and rule unanimously against Trump? Boogiemack Dec 2020 #8

I think they'll see all this coming and will refuse to hear the case despist all the amicae battles. ancianita Dec 2020 #12

That's what I tried to write, perhaps confusingly Miles Archer Dec 2020 #13

The only way the chamber doesn't certify Biden as the winner is if Pelosi signs off on it. Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #2

Another Question, To See When Our Democracy Will Inevitably Crumble sfstaxprep Dec 2020 #9

I don't think that'll ever happen. Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #11

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2020 #24

At least Romney and Toomey would not go along Freddie Dec 2020 #25

To be honest, I doubt they could get 10 senators to do it. Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #27

They won't get enough Senators to agree to reject the vote StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #32

If an elector's vote is challenged, the house and senate vote on the challenge unblock Dec 2020 #4

What If One Or More Of The Governors Don't Say Biden Won? sfstaxprep Dec 2020 #5

We are not heading down that road. For electors to be challenged, BOTH chambers have to vote to toss Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #7

Not quite right ramblin_dave Dec 2020 #6

Safe harbor doesn't override congress's procedure to challenge electoral votes unblock Dec 2020 #20

So what does safe harbor mean? ramblin_dave Dec 2020 #30

I've seen conflicting articles, so I read the text of the safe harbor law itself unblock Dec 2020 #33

Thanks for all the clarification vlyons Dec 2020 #10

The electors have been challenged before... Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #14

Jan 20th is the only strict deadline set by the Constitution, it mandates current presidency ends Baclava Dec 2020 #15

Where do Governors become involved? sarisataka Dec 2020 #19

The governors sign a Letter of Ascertainment DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #29

The Certificate of Ascertainment is what reports the vote sarisataka Dec 2020 #35

That's not what I got from what Jamie Raskin DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #36

I believe he was referring to a scenario sarisataka Dec 2020 #38

If there is a way to challenge the electors, it will be challenged. Kablooie Dec 2020 #22

It never goes to the governor's. NutmegYankee Dec 2020 #23

Won't happen. 634-5789 Dec 2020 #26

I hate all this handwringing, exactly what trump and Miller wants us to do beachbumbob Dec 2020 #28

The House and Senate don't have to come to agreement StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #31

An education in the process treestar Dec 2020 #34

Here is how I expect it to play out on January 6, step-by-step onenote Dec 2020 #37