meaner gene
Diamond Member
- Feb 11, 2017
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4. Declares that the selection of presidential electors and other statewide electoral contest results in this Commonwealth is in dispute; and
5. Urges the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Governor to withdraw or vacate the certification of presidential electors and to delay certification of results in other statewide electoral contests voted on at the 2020 General Election; and
6. Urges the United States Congress to declare the selection of presidential electors in this Commonwealth to be in dispute.
What would be the result if this passed?
Really not much. Because it's up to congress to determine to accept or reject the EC votes, and 3 USC 15 requires that both house agree to reject the votes, otherwise they are counted. With the house and senate of opposite parties, there will be no agreement, hence no rejection of the votes.
If the sec of state / governor withdraw the certification, then PA loses it's 20 electoral votes completely, meaning Biden wins 286 to 232, with 260 needed to win.
So the final effect of this legislation is nothing will change, except PA will lose it's representatives in the house until a new election can be scheduled.
5. Urges the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Governor to withdraw or vacate the certification of presidential electors and to delay certification of results in other statewide electoral contests voted on at the 2020 General Election; and
6. Urges the United States Congress to declare the selection of presidential electors in this Commonwealth to be in dispute.
What would be the result if this passed?
Really not much. Because it's up to congress to determine to accept or reject the EC votes, and 3 USC 15 requires that both house agree to reject the votes, otherwise they are counted. With the house and senate of opposite parties, there will be no agreement, hence no rejection of the votes.
If the sec of state / governor withdraw the certification, then PA loses it's 20 electoral votes completely, meaning Biden wins 286 to 232, with 260 needed to win.
So the final effect of this legislation is nothing will change, except PA will lose it's representatives in the house until a new election can be scheduled.