Still, an objection peels back the curtain on the finale of the American electoral process. The House and Senate convene together to count the votes cast by the electoral college and certify the final count. In the post Civil War years, multiple sets of electoral votes were submitted. In the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Republicans not to engage with Trump’s efforts to upend the election results. “Counting electoral votes isn’t supposed to be the forum for this,” Morley said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 31, 2020 01:18 UTC