The election is being contested and it's possible that could trigger a contingent election.

In a normal situation the candidate who wins each state’s popular vote typically earns that state’s electors.

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The electors will be voting on Dec 14th. After the electors vote the governors will certify the results. But if the election results are still contested it could create a scenario where there are two different election results submitted.

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For example in PA, MI, WI, and NC for example they have Democratic governors but Republican controlled legislatures.

It's unclear if Congress should accept the governor`s electoral votes or not count the state’s electoral votes at all.

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There is historical precedent for this scenario. In 1876, three states appointed dueling electors prompting Congress to pass the Electoral Count Act (ECA) in 1887.

Under the ECA, Congress would separately decide which dueling electors to accept.

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Currently Republicans hold the Senate while Democrats control the House but the electoral count is conducted by the new Congress, which will be sworn in on Jan. 3.

If the two chambers disagree that could trigger a contingent election.

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In a situation that neither candidate has secured a majority of electoral votes it's considered a contingent election under the 12th Amendment of the Constitution.

In this case the House selects the president, while the Senate selects the vice president.

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Each Senator has one vote in the Senate. In the House each state delegation gets a single vote.

Currently the Republicans control 26 of the 50 state delegations, while Democrats have 22 one is split evenly and another has seven Democrats, six Republicans and a Libertarian.

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Because of this possibility we need the GOP to win the Senate runoffs in Georgia on Jan 3rd.

Another thing to consider is if President Trump wins and we lose the Senate he will be impeached immediately.

Supporting Trump means supporting the GOP. For now.

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