But under existing law the states all turned in their certified list of electors on time.
I haven't seen their request but it's not to hard to imagine that they are saying that gathering evidence on voter and election fraud takes a lot of time. These state legislators are letting us (and the VP) know that.
They've had nine weeks so far. And you're talking about a minority of legislators. What if another minority sends a letter saying the election was fine and the count should proceed?
But under existing law the states all turned in their certified list of electors on time.
The governors have no Constitutional power to submit slates of electors for the state.
As I said, the state legislators, the ones that have the Constitutional power, needed more time.