Really it’s called a challenge.
“Really it’s called a challenge.”
Per the Constitution, all challenges to Electoral Ballots are handled by Congress, not the VP. Congress can reject any ballot for any reason.
The State Legislatures are in control before the ballots are actually delivered to Congress. Congress determines the validity of ballots after they are delivered to Congress.
The VP certifies that the ballots were counted correctly.
In 2016, VP Biden certified that there were 304 ballots for Trump and 227 for Hildebeast, and that the ballot counts were correct. Pence did the same thing in 2020, he certified that the ballot count of the ballots sitting in front of Congress was correct.