The constitution says the president of the senate shall open and count the votes. There is legislation saying how they want it to be done, but that doesn't really matter if he just doesn't follow it.
The SCOUTUS has shown they don't want to be involved at all, and there's plenty of precedent now in ignoring lower court rulings. It's just a matter of will.
Well, it's COVID, so for everyone's safety he had to keep all the senators and reps a hundred feet away as he opens and counts the votes, they'll have to take his word for it what the ballots say.
He alone doesn't have the power to do this. It's misinformation that is setting up Pence for failure because of something he's not constitutionally able to do. In order for the votes to be contested, he must have support from one senator and one representative, who will then go to debate and vote. Both the House and the Senate must agree for the votes to be changed.
Does it have to be one of both for all votes in the entire election? Or one of both to contest all votes from the state they represent? Sometimes it feels like nobody has an idea how these things work.
I don't think it needs to be from the state representing the votes, just one from any representative and one from any senator. Then, the House and Senate go to debate and take a vote separately. Both must have a majority to actually overturn the certified vote.
He alone cannot do it, or can he? He needs support from senators, and so on. If yes, the pressure must be kept on, or even increased, if possible.
The constitution says the president of the senate shall open and count the votes. There is legislation saying how they want it to be done, but that doesn't really matter if he just doesn't follow it.
The SCOUTUS has shown they don't want to be involved at all, and there's plenty of precedent now in ignoring lower court rulings. It's just a matter of will.
Well, it's COVID, so for everyone's safety he had to keep all the senators and reps a hundred feet away as he opens and counts the votes, they'll have to take his word for it what the ballots say.
Those are the rules, right?
I know this is the year of nobody does anything as it is supposed to be done, but will Pence follow suit?
He alone doesn't have the power to do this. It's misinformation that is setting up Pence for failure because of something he's not constitutionally able to do. In order for the votes to be contested, he must have support from one senator and one representative, who will then go to debate and vote. Both the House and the Senate must agree for the votes to be changed.
Does it have to be one of both for all votes in the entire election? Or one of both to contest all votes from the state they represent? Sometimes it feels like nobody has an idea how these things work.
I don't think it needs to be from the state representing the votes, just one from any representative and one from any senator. Then, the House and Senate go to debate and take a vote separately. Both must have a majority to actually overturn the certified vote.
So you have one senator and one representative, a grand total of two people to contest every single electoral vote one by one?