NPR's Tamara Keith reports that an administration official who was not authorized to speak on the record says Pence "intends to follow the law and uphold the Constitution" in Wednesday's proceedings. What's more, the electors are not fraudulent and were certified by officials in each state last month. His role is more akin to a ceremonial host. The Constitution gives the vice president no such power, period. The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.- Donald J. In a tweet Tuesday, Trump falsely asserted that Pence "has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors." Pence will open the sealed certificates and hand them to tellers appointed from among the House and Senate members to read. Two wooden boxes containing the states' certified results will be brought into the chamber. A joint session, presided over by the vice presidentĪt 1 p.m., lawmakers from the House and Senate will assemble in the House chamber, with Vice President Pence presiding in his role as president of the Senate. Here's a look at how the process is expected to play out:ġ. Now it's up to Congress to tally the votes as submitted by the states. The states have already counted their own electors, and Biden won with 306 to 232 for Trump. 3 presidential election, Congress will meet in a joint session Wednesday to formally count the votes of the Electoral College. Then-Vice President Joe Biden presides over a joint session of Congress in January 2017 to formally name Donald Trump as president-elect.Īs President Trump continues to claim falsely that he, and not Joe Biden, won the Nov.
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