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What Happens After Election Day? with Marc Elias, Rep. Jamie Raskin and Brian Tyler Cohen - Democracy Docket
On Oct. 29, Congressman Jamie Raskin, political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias gave a preview of what to expect during the post-election period, especially if things don’t go Trump’s way. - 11/03/2024.
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This is important, since corporate media have not bothered to clarify the post-election certification reform law of 2022.
An action brought by an aggrieved candidate for president or vice president is guaranteed an expedited review.
According to the law, the venue for such an action shall be the United States district court of the federal judicial district where the state capital is located. The action shall be heard by a three-judge judicial panel consisting of two circuit court of appeals judges and one district court judge. The court shall expedite the disposition of the action, in accordance with deadlines established by the law. Any appeal from the court's judgment may be heard directly by the Supreme Court on an expedited basis, and the court's final order on remand must occur at the latest on the day before the electors' meeting...
Any objection made by senators or representatives during the counting of the electoral votes must be made in writing and signed by at least one-fifth of the senators and one-fifth of the members of the House of Representatives. Previously, an objection required the signatures of only one member of each chamber.
The law also limits the grounds for an objection to one of the following:
The electors of a state were not lawfully certified
An elector's vote was not "regularly given"[8]
According to the law, the venue for such an action shall be the United States district court of the federal judicial district where the state capital is located. The action shall be heard by a three-judge judicial panel consisting of two circuit court of appeals judges and one district court judge. The court shall expedite the disposition of the action, in accordance with deadlines established by the law. Any appeal from the court's judgment may be heard directly by the Supreme Court on an expedited basis, and the court's final order on remand must occur at the latest on the day before the electors' meeting...
Any objection made by senators or representatives during the counting of the electoral votes must be made in writing and signed by at least one-fifth of the senators and one-fifth of the members of the House of Representatives. Previously, an objection required the signatures of only one member of each chamber.
The law also limits the grounds for an objection to one of the following:
The electors of a state were not lawfully certified
An elector's vote was not "regularly given"[8]
I've probably mentioned that I've listened to Liz Cheney's book and that was a huge problem getting the electoral votes counted - Republican House members, following TFG's orders, were objecting to electors from early states (Arizona), but they needed one senator to sign on, so Josh Hawley came through! And they were even objecting to election results where they had been on the same ballot! 
