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.
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.