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Wouldn't be weird if Trusk's antics got so insane that a bunch of electors switched their votes? (Original Post) Girard442 Dec 2024 OP
Weird and wonderful! elleng Dec 2024 #1
If the government is shut down, how can they open Congress to bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #2
I assume they can just DO it, if they decide it's in SOMEONE's interest. elleng Dec 2024 #3
no cultist believes his leader is "weird" rampartd Dec 2024 #4
The thing I fear most is a military coup. NNadir Dec 2024 #5

elleng

(139,203 posts)
1. Weird and wonderful!
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 06:03 AM
Dec 2024

May (or may not) be enough time for that all to occur.

December 17, 2024—electors vote
(the first Tuesday after second Wednesday in December)
The electors in each State meet to select the President and Vice President of the United
States.
• Prepare your Certificates of Vote.
• Pair with retained Certificates of Ascertainment.
• Send your paired Certificates of Ascertainment and Vote.

By December 25, 2024—electoral votes must arrive
(no later than the fourth Wednesday in December)
Designated Federal and State officials must receive the paired Certificates no later than
the fourth Wednesday in December.
DATES of General Interest

On or before January 3, 2025—Archivist transfers Certificates to Congress
As the new Congress assembles, the Archivist transmits sets of Certificates to
Congress, as requested. This generally happens when the Senate does not receive its
set of Certificates on time. The transfer occurs in late December or early January when
OFR’s Legal staff meets with representatives of the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and Congressional Parliamentarians.

January 6, 2025—Congress counts electoral votes
Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes (unless Congress passes a
law to change the date).
The President of the Senate, the Archivist of the United States, and other designated
Federal and State officials must have the electoral votes in hand at this time.

https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/state-officials/state-officials-key-dates.pdf

rampartd

(1,828 posts)
4. no cultist believes his leader is "weird"
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:33 AM
Dec 2024

no matter how weird dear leader gets, they will still drink the kool aid.

NNadir

(35,607 posts)
5. The thing I fear most is a military coup.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:44 AM
Dec 2024

It doesn't seem entirely out of the realm of possibility, given that Putin will have Gabbard in place and the upper brass may not stand for surrendering the US to Putin.

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