[agere_contra]

I was thinking that contingent elections could only happen where neither side could get to 270 (e.g in a “Faithless Electors” scenario).

If the fake ballots in PA can’t be disambiguated then SCOTUS could very well *invalidate* PA. Which is 20 EV.

Which - yes, depending on other recounts - could lead to a scenario where nobody had 270. And so - a contingent election.

[ScholarWarrior]

You don’t need to get to 270. You need to get to a majority of the appointed electors by the required date. Some states might not appoint electors, like in 1864, so the rquired number may be smaller.

[Svartalfiar]

Which - yes, depending on other recounts - could lead to a scenario where nobody had 270. And so - a contingent election.

Incorrect. If PA is invalidated, AND their Legislature doesn't assign electors, then yes, PA's 20 votes are gone. But they're also gone from the majority requirement as well, so then a candidate only needs 260 EC votes to win, not 270.