Also under federal law, the joint session of Congress required by the 12th Amendment to count the electoral votes and declare the winners of the presidential election is held on January 6, 2021. That is when the Electoral Count Act becomes a factor. When the results from each state are announced, a member of the House and Senate can jointly object, in writing, to the election results from that state. The House and Senate then adjourn briefly to consider the objection; if both bodies agree to uphold the objection, the votes are excluded from the election results under the terms of the Electoral Count Act.
A few years ago, I would have taken comfort in the fact the process for counting (and objecting) to EC votes is coded in crystal clear law.
Nowadays..not so much. Especially since laws seem to only apply to us “little people” and those in positions of power seem to do damn well whatever they want without consequence, totally independent of what the law may or may not say..