help_outline Skip to main content
Add Me To Your Mailing List

News / Articles

The Electoral Count Act & The Process of Electing a President

LWVHCIN | Published on 1/5/2021


The Electoral Count Act & The Process of Electing a President


The role of Congress this week, January 4th 2021, is to confirm that the votes sent are the ones the electors certified. Congress has no legal ability to change those results. Read our statement on the joint session to certify the presidential electiont at: https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/lwvus-statement-certification-presidential-election

Curious on what happens during the electoral vote process?

See The Electoral Count Act & The Process of Electing a President published by the National Task Force On Election Crises: https://www.electiontaskforce.org/s/Electoral-Count-Act.pdf
Save