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How does Biden staying in the presidential race hurt Democrats in Congress?
I was reading an article on Yahoo about people trying to convince Biden to exit the race.
There was a quote in the article where some Democratic leaders came to Biden with information
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Could Congress veto the NPVIC via its control of DC's electoral votes?
The 23rd amendment begins
1: The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President...
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What if neither the president nor vice president is chosen by inauguration day?
The US election law says that the Senate picks the VP and the House picks the President.
If no president is elected when the term starts, the newly elected VP would act as President.
In such case, ...
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Legal weight of the Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA)
I've been a bit (well, very) confused regarding the proposed Electoral Count Reform Act.
Purportedly, it apparently attempts to (among other things) do the following:
Dictate which state official(s) ...
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What is the Legal Process if Electoral Certificates are Damaged?
Plenty of interesting questions have arisen related to the unprecedented riot at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021. In a recent report printed in the New Yorker, Keith Stern, a ...
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How long might Congress take to certify the 2020 Presidential election?
In 2017, the joint session of Congress certifying Trump's 2016 win took a little over 30 minutes; I watched it. There were a few objections from Representatives, but none were joined by a Senator and ...
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Can the US President veto Congress' decisions to reject electoral votes for the presidency?
According to the Electoral Count Act on the designation of the US President, the House of Representatives and the Senate may reject votes of some electors when they consider that these votes were not ...
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If the Electoral Count Act is repealed, would Pence have the power to throw out states' results? [duplicate]
I have just found that another lawsuit have been filed in Texas, aimed at overturning the presidential election result and seeking for the courts to invalidate the Electoral Count Act as ...
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Can Congress reject presidential electoral votes? What majority is required and can the decision be reverted?
Does "safe harbor" provision prevent Congress from voting to reject presidential electoral vote(s)?
What kind of majority is required for such a rejection?
Is it possible to revert such a ...
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Is a coup still possible in the United States?
I am aware of this question, but what I am asking is slightly different.
I remember from January 6, 2001, that during the constitutional counting of the vote of the presidential electors, to be done ...
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Is it uncommon for a party to win presidency, but lose house seats?
In the United States' 2020 Presidential election, it appears as if Joe Biden and the Democrats have won the presidency, however as of writing this, have lost 5 seats in the house, and will likely lose ...
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Can Trump force Congress to delay the Nov. 3, 2020 general US elections?
This is related to today's news that Trump mentioned the idea of delaying the election in one of his tweets.
I understand that the president cannot legally change the election date, but according to ...
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Which congressional districts were won by over 40 points by either party in the 2016 presidential election?
I am curious about congressional districts in the 2016 election, and I want to know which ones were won by Clinton or Trump by over 40 points. I am doing this to analyze the difference in margin of ...
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If Congress discards a state's electoral votes, does it change the number needed for a majority?
According to the 12th Amendment, a majority of "whole number of Electors appointed" is needed to elect a US President or Vice President, or else it's thrown into a contingent election by the House (...
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What happens if the state delegations tie on a presidential vote?
If no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes in the United States, states each get one vote for who becomes president. What happens if 25 states vote for the Democrat and 25 vote for the ...
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