Eleven Senate Republicans announced Saturday that they would object to the results of the Electoral College Wednesday, when Congress convenes in a joint sitting to formally count the vote.
GOP Sens. Ted Cruz
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“Congress should immediately appoint an Electoral Commission with full investigative and factual authority to conduct a necessary ten-day audit of the electoral records in the disputed states,” they said. “Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission’s findings and convene a special legislative session to confirm a change in their vote, if necessary.
“Consequently, we intend to vote on 6 January to expel the voters from disputed states because they were not ‘regularly given’ and ‘legally certified’ (the legal requirement), unless and until the ten-day state of emergency is completed. , “they added. .
The group’s announcement means that at least a dozen IDP senators will object on Wednesday. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley
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Cruz, like Hawley, is considered a potential White House rival in 2024.
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The objection on January 6 will not change the president-elect Joe Biden
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If an objection has the support of a member of the House and a member of the Senate, the two chambers separate for up to two hours. Both the House and the Senate will then vote on whether the objection should be upheld, requiring a majority in both chambers to be successful.
The group of 11 Republicans acknowledged on Saturday that their efforts would eventually fall short.
“We are not naive. We expect most Democrats, and perhaps more than a few Republicans, to vote differently. But support for electoral integrity should not be a biased issue,” they said. “A fair and credible audit carried out quickly before January 20 will dramatically improve Americans’ faith in our election process and significantly enhance the legitimacy of whoever becomes our next president.”