Elie Mystal: That "Little Secret" Between Trump and Johnson? Here's What It Could Mean.

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1. Mystal joins the ranks of supposed experts embarrassing themselves in public

First of all, the article gets the dates wrong.
Safe Harbor date (deadline for states to certify EV’s): December 8
Date the the Electors meet to cast their votes: December 17

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/politics/2024/10/01/key-dates-to-know-this-election-season

Johnson has no authority to declare the election “over”, or extend deadlines, and the ECRA requires all court challenges to be resolved by the safe harbor date in December.

It is unconstitutional for states to fail to send electors to congress, and five of the seven swing states have Democratic governors, who are the final authority in appointing electors.

https://protectdemocracy.org/work/understanding-the-electoral-count-reform-act-of-2022/

Michigan just replaced two elections officials who were planning to defy orders and hand count all ballots in their district.

All the swing states have measures in place, most of them tested in previous elections, to deal swiftly and effectively with officials who refuse to certify results.

In most swing states, officials who violate their oaths and defy court orders to verify results will go to jail.

https://www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ElectionCertificationUnderThreat-2.pdf