The state's governor is required to deliver the "certificate of ascertainment" to electors before they cast their vote.
If there's a "controversy" or "contest", the certificate must explain how it was resolved. This is supposed to provide Congress with the info they need to decide whether the EVs are legitimate.
And if it's not resolved before Dec 14th to the point where enough electors cannot cast their vote for one candidate to get to 270, we must have a Contingent Election in the House, correct?
Aren't electors prevented from casting their ballots if there is litigation still in process?
The state's governor is required to deliver the "certificate of ascertainment" to electors before they cast their vote.
If there's a "controversy" or "contest", the certificate must explain how it was resolved. This is supposed to provide Congress with the info they need to decide whether the EVs are legitimate.
And if it's not resolved before Dec 14th to the point where enough electors cannot cast their vote for one candidate to get to 270, we must have a Contingent Election in the House, correct?
Thanks for answering, btw.
No, that's not the next step.
The next step is counting the electoral votes in a joint session of the new Congress. I explain the process here:
https://thedonald.win/p/11Q8EkAa7d/x/c/1ATVesxZeo
The contingent election in Congress (Prez in the House, VP in the Senate) only happens if neither candidate has a majority of EVs.