Fact Check: Can Pence Send Votes Back to States for Correction as Trump Says?
On 1/6/21 at 1:04 PM EST
Congress will convene on January 6 to officially count the electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election, certifying that President-elect Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump s 232.
Vice President Mike Pence is expected to preside over the joint session as president of the Senate to open the certificates so they can be counted.
There has been extensive debate about the scope of Pence s role during the joint session. Even though it has been reported by
Newsweek that Pence does not have the ability to decide which electoral votes count, there still is the question of whether he can send electoral votes back to the states for correction.
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The United States Congress is due to meet on Wednesday to make the Electoral College tally official and certify Mr Joe Biden's victory in what is largely a ceremonial session.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US Senator Ted Cruz on Saturday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when electoral college results are tallied in Congress this week.
On January 6, both houses of the US Congress will be summoned to approve the Electoral College vote. A formality in the past, this year s outcome of the procedure could.