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Today, the United States Congress is expected to approve polling station lists of those elected by states that have resolved their election disputes, meaning that the attempt to cancel the election has become elusive.
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Federal law requires Congress to recognize Tuesday as the deadline for results announced by states in which legal battles led to a recount.
The deadline for the so-called “safe haven” comes as the Trump campaign has lost a series of court appeals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, in an effort to cancel the November 3 presidential election.
On Monday, federal judges in Michigan and Georgia dismissed separate lawsuits from former Trump attorney Sydney Powell, who tried to overturn the results in those states on allegations of fraud.
The safe haven deadline, established in the Electoral Classification Act of 1887, falls 6 days before the Electoral College meets on December 14 to formally elect a president based on popular votes in each state.
Congress then meets on January 6 to count electoral votes and certify the presidential winner and vice president. Democrat Joe Biden is likely to defeat President Trump 306-232 in the electoral college.
“With each passing day, especially after the deadline, the possibility of changing the outcome becomes increasingly remote,” said Rebecca Green, director of the electoral law program at William and Mary College of Law. “Without reliable evidence to support the idea that there is a problem, it is unlikely that someone will disrupt the program.”
Trump refused to give up the election, claiming it was stolen by massively spreading conspiracy theories based on voter fraud.
Source: USA Today
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