The Constitution says the Vice President SHALL open the votes of the electors.
SHALL means he must, there is no discretion, basically his role is ceremonial...
As with all of these hair brained ideas lately this seems designed to get more money out of Trump supporters....
The constitution doesnt mean squat anymore. The Supreme court made sure of that.
The People. <--(My Words) That is EXACTLY why I have never and won't ever give My money to ANY of the politicians/campaigns.
If they have enough $$$ to file to run for any office then they have more $$$ than I do and they can spend their money. If anything these politicians should be PAYING US TO EVEN LISTEN TO THEIR ADS/B.S.
“The Constitution says the Vice President SHALL open the votes of the electors. SHALL means he must, there is no discretion, basically his role is ceremonial...”
A few states will be submitting two sets of electors’ votes. Guess he’ll open all of ‘em and then decide which ones to read/accept.
Art II.1.3
The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted.
the president of the senate presiding? if so, he who has the gavel makes the rules.
note that there are elector judges for the House and Senate. For President, the President of the Senate (VP)(pence) seems to be the only presiding officer mentioned with the power to preside over the count.
if pence does not preside over the count then who does?