The power governors hold is of concern, experts and lawmakers say, given how many Trump allies who insist he won in 2020 are now candidates in crucial swing states.
The risks are grounded in reality: The last presidential election illuminated how governors could be able to exploit ambiguities in the law to ensure a favored candidate succeeds.
That didn’t happen in 2020, largely because no governor approved a rival slate and Vice President Mike Pence, presiding over the count, refused to validate them. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is examining how the alternate electors fit into efforts to overturn Biden’s victory. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and the Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021.For example, governors who decide that the elections in their states were rife with fraud and that the losing candidate should be declared the winner could submit slates of electors pledging to back that candidate.
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