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Here are five facts on contested congressional elections: 1.         The authority for the House to overturn election results comes from the Constitution and the Federal Contested Elections Act. Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution says “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members,” which means that the House and Senate can determine whether a member has been duly elected. In 1969, Congress passed the Federal Contested Elections Act, which laid out a procedure for losing candidates to contest the outcome. Within 30 days of the election’s certification by the state election body, the losing candidate can file a notice with the U.S. House, starting a process including candidate statements and depositions. The process resembles a court trial, with the losing candidate having the burden of proof.

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