Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress

Maskell, Jack ; Rybicki, Elizabeth

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Electoral college;    Presidential elections;    Elections;    Presidents;   

RP-ID  :  RL32717
RP-ID  :  RL32717_2012Nov30

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Report that describes the steps which precede the joint session and the procedures set in the Constitution and statute by which the House and Senate jointly certify the results of the electoral vote. It also discusses the procedures set in law governing challenges to the validity of an electoral vote, and makes reference to the procedures followed during the joint session in 2005 by which the election of George W. Bush was certified.