Re: Delay certification 2023

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It seems the entire presidential election system goes into a tailspin if just one governor of one state refuses to certify that state’s election results? And Congress then gets to decide who becomes president?
Did I read that correctly?
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Re: Delay certification 2023

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Bisbee wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2024 1:19 am It seems the entire presidential election system goes into a tailspin if just one governor of one state refuses to certify that state’s election results? And Congress then gets to decide who becomes president?
Did I read that correctly?
More or less, yes.
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States have different laws on elections, IIRC in Arizona the governor, secretary of state, the attorney general and the chief justice must certify a presidential election and they did in 2020 for Biden. Even though in 2020 the governor, attorney general and chief justice were all Republicans. If a governor refused to certify an election, I assume they'd be taken to court and ordered to comply. Greg Palast earns money playing "what if".
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Just more good reasons to rid ourselves of the current system of the electoral college and congress certifying the vote and going to a strict national popular majority vote with the winner gets the office.
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Most countries have some sort of a national election commission that counts and certifies elections, but our elections aren't controlled nationally, each state runs elections for federal state and local offices. I don't see the Electoral College going away in my lifetime.
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The goal of the GOP is to get the election thrown to the House. There must be an overwhelming victory, one way or another, or there's a potential for chaos. Yeah, China and Russia are all, "Sweet."

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