Eleven Senate Republicans announced on Saturday that they will object to the Electoral College’s results on Wednesday, when Congress meets in a joint session to formally count the votes.
GOP Sens. Ted Cruz
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“Congress should immediately appoint an election committee, with full investigative and information authority, to conduct a 10-day emergency review of election results in the disputed states,” they said. “Upon completion, individual states would review the findings of the Commission and, if necessary, convene a special legislative session to confirm a change in their vote.
Accordingly, we plan to vote on January 6 to dismiss voters from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’ and ‘legally certified’ (the legal requirement) unless and until that 10-day emergency check is completed , they added. .
The group’s announcement means that at least a dozen GOP senators will object on Wednesday. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley
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Cruz, like Hawley, is considered a potential candidate for the White House in 2024.
President Trump
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The January 6 objection does not change the elected president Joe Biden
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If a notice of objection is supported by a member of the House and a member of the Senate, the two chambers separate and debate for a maximum of two hours. Both the House and Senate would then vote on whether or not to uphold the objection, which would require a majority in both houses to be successful.
The group of 11 Republicans on Saturday acknowledged that their efforts would ultimately fall short.
“We are not naive. We fully expect most, if not all, Democrats, and perhaps more than a few Republicans, to vote differently. But support for the integrity of elections should not be a partisan issue,” they said. “A fair and credible audit – performed quickly and completed well before January 20 – would dramatically improve Americans’ confidence in our electoral process and significantly increase the legitimacy of whoever becomes our next president.”