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It's my understanding that their state constitution requires the governor to call them into session, and if he refuses to do so, they have no legal power as a legislature.

Arizona Constitution, Part 2, Section 2: "Upon the presentation to the governor of a petition bearing the signatures of not less than two-thirds of the members of each house, requesting a special session of the legislature and designating the date of convening, the governor shall promptly call a special session to assemble on the date specified."

Georgia Constitution, Article V, Paragraph VII, Section c: "The Governor shall convene the General Assembly in special session for all purposes whenever three-fifths of the members to which each house is entitled certify to the Governor in writing, with a copy to the Secretary of State, that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the state. The General Assembly may convene itself if, after receiving such certification, the Governor fails to do so within three days, excluding Sundays."

Pennsylvania Constitution, Article 2, §4: "The General Assembly shall be a continuing body during the term for which its Representatives are elected. It shall meet at 12 o'clock noon on the first Tuesday of January each year. Special sessions shall be called by the Governor on petition of a majority of the members elected to each House or may be called by the Governor whenever in his opinion the public interest requires."

So in fact in three of the four states the legislatures can call themselves into special session. And none of them did.

So now i'm thinking you didn't do your homework before you made this statement above, or else you would have known this.

Yes. A lot of that going around.

So in fact in three of the four states the legislatures can call themselves into special session. And none of them did.

2/3rds and 3/5ths is not easy to get in a legislature during normal circumstances. Even getting a simple majority to "petition the governor" is a difficult challenge, especially with so many go along rinos in the mix.

These are not practical methods for resolving this problem. To resolve a charge of fraud in the election process should require only a small number of legislators to trigger a legislative session, but that's not how these constitutions are written.

Some people are okay with a fraudulent election, and it is unfortunate that there were too many of these in these various legislatures.