You’re assuming that she’s still Speaker in January. The 117th Congress (the entire House and 33 Senators) gets chosen in November and sworn in on January 3
That’s besides the point regardless. A quorum is called to count the Electoral College votes. No exceptions, unless the Dems are saying they want to stage a coup. If there’s no outright winner, the House has no choice but to immediately begin the process of choosing the President (eg, quorum is still active)
You’re assuming that she’s still Speaker in January. The 117th Congress (the entire House and 33 Senators) gets chosen in November and sworn in on January 3
That’s besides the point regardless. A quorum is called to count the Electoral College votes. No exceptions, unless the Dems are saying they want to stage a coup. If there’s no outright winner, the House has no choice but to immediately begin the process of choosing the President (eg, quorum is still active)