“The voters vote. The officials count. These combined actions form “the election,” and the election must be decided on the day. States that failed to make a final selection of officeholder by midnight after Election Day have violated the statute, subjecting the nation at large to the very evils Congressionally mandated deadlines were drafted to prevent.”
If this is truly binding precedent, then the ENTIRE Republican Party, specifically including ALL candidates, must speak with a unified voice and say that this is what will be used in any cases involving an election challenge, STARTING this year and ending only if/when the precedent is changed by some legal mechanism.
The Republican Party is part of the problem!