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Q&A of the Day P2: What happens when Congress contests the electoral college results?

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 5:28 p.m.

Since the enactment of the 1887 Electoral Count Act, no Presidential election results certified in the electoral college have been rejected by Congress. The effort was most recently attempted by Democrats in January of 2005 as they unsuccessfully attempted to reject Ohio’s results in President Bush’s reelection win.