After the vote: A timeline of how a president takes power

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WASHINGTON: Election day is typically the end of the contentious fight for the White House. But it could just be the beginning. With both ...

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Each state has its own deadline to certify the election. However, if ballot disputes, litigation or other factors delay the count, blowing this deadline does not invoke a penalty in the presidential race. The big deadlines are still to come.This is known as the safe harbour deadline. That means that Congress cannot challenge any electors named by this date in accordance with state law. Most states want their electors named by this deadline, to ensure Congress cannot disregard them.

These will also be delivered to the following state and federal officials: the president of the Senate, who is Vice President Mike Pence; the secretary of state of the state where the electors met; the archivist of the United States, and the federal district court judge where the electors met.Congress counts the electoral votes. Typically, this process formally certifies a winner. The president of the Senate, oversees the proceedings.

Each state’s delegation gets one vote, and the winner of 26 state delegations becomes president. The Senate votes for the vice president.Other disputes could also break out. Congress can reject electors not correctly seated by the Dec 8 deadline. If states submit competing slates of electors - as happened in the 1876 presidential election - Congress will have to determine which one to count.

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