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To: djf

If the Senate sustains the objection to the electors and the House doesn’t they aren’t counted. If Biden no longer receives more that 270 the Congress has a contingent election where each state gets one vote in the House. Republicans have a 28-22 advantage.

A more likely scenario is that GA, AZ, and PA have state joint sessions and decertify the state electors or award them to Trump outright. If Trump get over 270 then there will be plenty of Democrats who will object and we would end up with a contingent election in this case as well.


16 posted on 12/22/2020 4:00:24 PM PST by Dave Wright
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To: Dave Wright
If the Senate sustains the objection to the electors and the House doesn’t they aren’t counted.

Not correct. Under 3 U.S.C. 15, "if the two Houses shall disagree in respect of the counting of such votes, then, and in that case, the votes of the electors whose appointment shall have been certified by the executive of the State, under the seal thereof, shall be counted."

23 posted on 12/22/2020 4:05:59 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Dave Wright

“ If the Senate sustains the objection to the electors and the House doesn’t they aren’t counted. If Biden no longer receives more that 270 the Congress has a contingent election”

Both wrong.


25 posted on 12/22/2020 4:06:57 PM PST by Jim Noble (Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning)
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To: Dave Wright

No, both chambers have to sustain the objection in order for the electors to be rejected.

If the states in question in any combination decertify enough electors then it goes to the House. If those states award the electors to Trump to put him over 270 you might see some token objections but it won’t matter unless enough congresscritters flip and vote with the other party to disregard the electors and force a House vote.


45 posted on 12/22/2020 5:03:19 PM PST by calenel (Tree of Liberty is thirsty.)
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