I don’t understand how Hoffman can win after he conceded.
Even if he did win the vote... he bowed out of the race.
he shouldn’t have conceded.
Al Gore conceded in 2000 before he took it back. Concessions are not binding. It’s not a resignation. It’s just an acknowledgement the count is unlikely to turn in your favor. You can choose to wait until every vote is counted if you like but most people prefer to get the unpleasantness of the losing speech out of the way and move on with their life.
What makes less sense is that Owens was sworn in before the vote was certified. I have doubts that is legal.
I don’t expect Hoffman to win. Most of the absentees were probably sent before he became a viable alternative. It’s possible they could have been sent late, mine always are. I don’t think most follow my pattern.
See, Bush v. Gore in 2000, for example.