If a state is taken out of the election the 270 is no longer the magic number. The new magic number would be half of the new total of all electoral votes. So 536 less the state electoral votes that got disqualified. E.g. Pa gets disqualified with its 20 electoral votes. So the total electoral count goes to 516. So to win, a candidate must have half of 516 plus one: 259.
If a state is taken out of the election the 270 is no longer the magic number.NO State is going to get taken out of the election!
GOOD GOD, learn something even the NYT knows!
What Happens When the Election Results Are Contested
Results contested: Disputes over whether election officials are counting too many ballots or too few could set off a wave of litigation in both state and federal courts that could ultimately find its way to the Supreme Court.
In some states, members of the executive branch or other bodies have a say. In Texas, the governor has the sole authority to settle presidential election disputes. In North Carolina, the independent State Board of Elections could get the final word.
And in every state, the legislature can step into the process to choose electors. Snip...
Unresolved by deadline: A state legislature has the authority under the Constitution to appoint the state’s electors, regardless of the status of the popular vote, and particularly when a state hasn’t made a decision by the safe harbor deadline. A state legislature could decide that election results, still in dispute, are unlawful and select their own electors.
NO State legislature is stupid enough to allow their State to go unrecognized when it's time to cast their Electoral Vote.
Sorry for the rant, but that was an ignorant, uninformed comment.