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2020-11-05 06:42
Last update date: 2020-11-05 06:53
[US General Election 2020 / President / Electoral College] There are still 7 states (Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia) that have not yet officially counted votes in the US election. As a result, if the current U.S. President Donald Trump (Donald Trump) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (Joe Biden) both received 269 electoral votes, what will happen to the United States in the future?
Biden said on November 4 that he was confident of winning enough state elections, but Trump posted on his Twitter account that he won elections in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Michigan, but the tweet was quick He was tagged by Twitter, saying that when the original post was published, the official result had not yet been announced.
Tune in as I address the nation on the state of the race. https://t.co/00QtuYAiI7
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 4, 2020
We have claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (which won't allow legal observers) the State of Georgia, and the State of North Carolina, each one of which has a BIG Trump lead. Additionally, we hereby claim the State of Michigan if, in fact,.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Before the official results are released, it is possible that Trump and Biden will tie in the electoral votes. As a result, the decision of the White House owner depends on the House of Representatives, which has not been seen since 1824.
One of the hypothetical scenarios is that North Carolina (North Carolina, 15 votes) and Wisconsin (Wisconsin, 10 votes) are owned by Biden, while Georgia (Georgia, 16 votes) and Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, 20 votes), And if Michigan (16 votes) is included in Trump, Biden and Trump will each tie 269 votes.
US General Election 2020: The picture shows the US Democratic presidential candidate Biden delivered a speech in Wilmington, Delaware on November 4, stating that he is confident that he can win enough states.
The current US President Trump subsequently posted on Twitter, claiming to have won in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi.
(AP)
One party initiates a lawsuit
Political parties that disagree with the election results may initiate litigation regarding the voting and counting procedures of the disputed state.
Lawsuits initiated in various states may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
In 2000, George W. Bush fought against Al Gore.
At that time Bush got 50.45 million votes (47.9%), while Gore got 50.99 million votes (48.4%).
If only the popular vote is taken into account, Al Gore will become the 43rd President of the United States.
At that time, Florida needed to recount the votes, and after the recount, it was confirmed that Bush's popular vote in the state was only 537 points more than Gold.
As a result, Al Gore allocated all of Florida’s 25 electoral votes to Bush, and Bush received 271 electoral votes. Gore hated him.
Trump has rushed to make the conservative Amy Coney Barrett (Amy Coney Barrett) the Supreme Court justice before the 2020 polling day in the US general election.
After she joined the Supreme Court, the ratio of conservatives to liberal justices increased to 6 to 3. It would be beneficial to Trump if the election results were brought to court.
US General Election: Former US Vice President Al Gore (Al Gore), who won 48.4% of the votes in the 2000 presidential election, was still not elected.
The picture shows Gore attending a press conference in Germany on August 8, 2017.
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Electoral College
The presidential election system in the United States is very peculiar. The number of electoral colleges in the presidential election is 538, which can be divisible by 2. As a result, the election may be tied.
In the end, those who can enter the White House are those who have won at least 270 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College.
Electors will vote on December 14.
The Senate and House of Representatives will meet on January 6, 2021 to count the votes and officially announce the winner.
Under normal circumstances, governors verify the results of elections in their own states and share information with Congress.
However, Reuters quoted scholars on November 4th to propose a scenario in which the governor and the legislature submitted two different election results in highly competitive states.
For example, in key states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, the governors are all Democrats, but the legislature is controlled by the Republicans.
Reuters quoted legal experts as saying that under such circumstances, it is unclear whether Congress should accept the governor’s electoral list or not count the electoral votes of the state.
The picture shows the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Pelosi at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on November 3, talking to reporters about the results of polling day.
(AP)
Contingency election
If no candidate wins more than half of the electoral votes, a "contingent election" will be triggered in accordance with the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the House of Representatives elects the next President of the United States and the Senate elects the Vice President.
Each state delegation in the House of Representatives will receive a vote.
Based on the current situation, among the 50 state delegations, the Republicans control 26 and the Democrats control 22; another state delegation is composed of two and a half parties, and another state delegation is composed of 7 members. It is composed of Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 Liberal.
If the electoral votes of the two candidates after the vote are 269 to 269 tied, a contingent election can be conducted.
According to the US Constitution, the current presidential term ends on January 20, so any election disputes in Congress must be resolved before then.
According to the Presidential Succession Act of the United States, if Congress fails to announce the president-elect before January 20, the Speaker of the House of Representatives will resign to take over as President.
This will mean that California’s House of Representatives President Nancy Pelosi will act as president.
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