Ignorance .
Conceding or not make all the difference.
As long as Trump doesn’t concede, the election is contested. As long as the election is contest Mike Pence, (the president of the senate) doesnt have to accept electoral votes from those states where there is controversy.
If Mike Pence doesnt accept those electoral votes then debate is taken up in the house and senate whether to accept or reject those votes. If the votes are rejected and neither candidate wins 270 then the vote goes to the house, which Trump would win.
So conceding, or not, isn’t just a formality.
Sure is important. As long as he doesn’t concede, the election is contested. As long as the election is contest Mike Pence, (the president of the senate) doesnt have to accept electoral votes from those states where there is controversy.
If Mike Pence doesnt accept those electoral votes then debate is taken up in the house and senate whether to accept or reject those votes. If the votes are rejected and neither candidate wins then the vote goes to the house, which Trump would win.
So conceding isn’t just a formality.
Mitt Romney is in the Senate, so he would be voting for VP, and yes, he would vote for Pence, given the opportunity
But first they must vote whether to accept the electors (in the contested states) at all or not, if Pence rejects them. That’s the step a lot of people miss.
In that case pressure on your congressperson will make a big difference.
This should be stickies. It’s important that everybody get in touch and share this with their congressperson.
Failing at SCOTUS (or even not) on Jan 6, Pence can reject the electoral votes from AZ, GA,PA, MI, WI etc. on grounds that they are contested.
Then your congressperson will vote in a discuss session whether to accept those electoral votes.
SO YES, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE ABD PUT PRESSURE IN YOUR CONGRESSPERSON, AND SENATOR NO MATTER WHAT STATE YOU ARE FROM
On Jan 6, if Pence rejects the electoral votes for a state on grounds of a contested election, then the entire house and senates each convene a special session (for that states electoral votes) and vote whether to accept the electoral votes for that state.
If the votes for that state are rejected, and neither candidate gets to 270, then the house votes for president, each state delegation getting over vote.
The point being that failing SCOTUS, your congressperson now becomes the most important person who has a say in this now.
Sure. If he doesn’t conceding that means it is a contested election. I dont think there is a form that he fills out through