If Pence picks the Republican electors as legitimate, then all Democrats can do is vote to reject them. But it also means they can't accept alternate electors. They can only vote to reject or accept. If they vote to reject, then there's a stalemate that has to be sorted out.
alternate slates in this case have been put forward by tiny minorities of each state's respective legislatures. A dozen here and there from states with hundreds of seats in their House and Senate.
They have next to no legitimacy.
If Pence wants to stand up and change history here, he needs to just reject the disputed states wholesale and trigger a contingency vote.
The constitution grants the authority to the legislatures. A tiny minority of the legislature is more legit than a slate certified by a governor or sos
But there haven’t been any special sessions, so technically, the alternate slates haven’t been certified. Although, Rudy says that the legislatures don’t need to be in session at all for them to certify.
He just picks the alternate slate for states that have alternate slates of electors sent in.
How does certification by state legislatures relate to this? Does it factor at all?
If Pence picks the Republican electors as legitimate, then all Democrats can do is vote to reject them. But it also means they can't accept alternate electors. They can only vote to reject or accept. If they vote to reject, then there's a stalemate that has to be sorted out.
So that means state legislature certification doesn't really mean anything.
It doesn’t mean nothing, but it can be checked by Congress and the VP.
hope not.
alternate slates in this case have been put forward by tiny minorities of each state's respective legislatures. A dozen here and there from states with hundreds of seats in their House and Senate.
They have next to no legitimacy.
If Pence wants to stand up and change history here, he needs to just reject the disputed states wholesale and trigger a contingency vote.
The constitution grants the authority to the legislatures. A tiny minority of the legislature is more legit than a slate certified by a governor or sos
But there haven’t been any special sessions, so technically, the alternate slates haven’t been certified. Although, Rudy says that the legislatures don’t need to be in session at all for them to certify.
not without congressional approval, and we don't have the votes in the Senate.