I've been seeing people saying this all day, no idea why.
This has happened before - Dems challenged Ohio in 2004 (claiming ""numerous, serious election irregularities," LMAO) , it was voted down 267-31 in the house.
If no one gets an electoral majority, THEN it is done by state delegations.
Same if he dies at any point thereafter.
If Pence picks Pub electors in contested states Trump wins.
If Pence picks no electors in contested states no one gets 270 then it goes to 50 states 1 vote per state.
Correct?
Here's my take:
States appoint their Electors per Article II, and they do so however they decide.
Per 12th Amendment, Pence announces the official state-sanctioned EC outcome frome each to the joint session. He does not choose. Also per 12th, objections to any state EC result are settled with separate meetings. OP cites last example of this situation and that was decided by vote per Representative and Senator. Regarding majority of EC votes that survive objection, the 12th includes the phrase "whole number of Electors appointed". I take that to mean to total number of state-sanctioned EC votes reported. This year that is 538, so majority is 270. If neither candidate has that number, 12th Amendment states House delegations choose President, 26 to win.
20th Amendment puts timelines and conditions on winners, as well as contingencies for death of a candidate. Winners must be qualified, so maybe Binden's mental state or the immigration status of Harris' parents at time of her birth become an issue.
Anyway, u/AbrahamLincoln calls out a major hurdle during a contested election in this post. The onus is on each state to get their result right, and there is a high bar required for Congress to invalidate an EC outcome reported by any given state.