How Does Congress’ Electoral College Certification Process Work?

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🗓️ 5 January 2021

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Summary

Congress is set Wednesday to certify the results of the Electoral College vote. What is the Electoral College certification process, and how does it work?

Additionally, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and 10 other Republican senators are asking for an “emergency ‘audit’ of results in battleground states where President Donald Trump disputes the outcome," according to DallasNews.com.

Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that and more.

We also cover these stories:

President Trump harshly criticised Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas for saying he will not object to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election during the certification process on January 6th.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is ok with efforts in the House to dispute the results of the 2020 election, as Congress prepares to vote Wednesday to certify the results of the Electoral College vote.
Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kathleen Rice D-N.Y., have asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to launch a criminal investigation into the President after Trump spoke with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, January 5th.
0:09.4	I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.8	And I'm Rachel Del Judas.
0:12.4	Congress will be voting Wednesday to certify the results of the
0:15.5	Electoral College vote. What is the Electoral College certification process and how does it work?
0:21.8	How are challenges to the certification process handled?
0:25.3	Tommy Binion, Vice President of Government Relations
0:27.9	at the Heritage Foundation, joins me today
0:30.2	on the Daily Signal Podcast to discuss. And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave us a review or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts,
0:40.0	and as always, please encourage others to subscribe.
0:43.2	Now, on to our top news. President Trump harshly criticized Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas for saying
0:58.0	he will not object to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election
1:02.2	during the certification process on January 6th.
1:06.3	In response to Cotton, Trump tweeted Monday, how can you certify an election when the numbers
1:12.2	being certified are verifiably wrong.
1:15.0	And the president added at Senator Tom Cotton,
1:18.0	Republicans have pluses and minuses, but one thing is sure, they never forget.
1:24.9	Cotton is not alone, however, as other GOP members,
1:28.2	including Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,
1:31.2	have criticized Republican members like Senator Ted Cruz of Texas who are
1:35.8	leading the way to challenge the electoral votes on Wednesday.
1:40.4	House minority leader Kevin McCarthy is okay with efforts in the House to dispute the results of the 2020 election,
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