"Trump’s most reprehensible tactic has been to attempt, somewhat shamefacedly, to get local Republican officials to block the certification of votes and state legislatures to appoint Trump electors in clear violation of the public will. This has gone nowhere, thanks to the honesty and sense of duty of most of the Republicans involved, but it’s a profoundly undemocratic move that we hope no losing presidential candidate ever even thinks of again."
and - The electoral college is a strange quirk of US politics. Even people serving as electors question the system
"The Electoral College Will Destroy America"
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The electors are handed their ballot. They vote once for president. Once for vice-president. Then they sign the document and hand it in.
Just in case the ballots get destroyed before they can be counted, they are copied and sent to three different places: the National Archives, the local districts' offices and the president of the Senate.
It's that last office, which currently belongs to Vice-President Mike Pence, that is tasked with reading them and announcing the results when the Senate convenes on January 6.
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