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angrychair

(8,697 posts)
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:53 PM Nov 2020

Several State certification deadlines pass

with no action. Is this true? Does anyone know? Why wouldn't Vermont? Or Delaware??

We've already passed the deadline for the certification of votes in Delaware, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Vermont… so why hasn't a single one of these states certified their votes yet?!



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Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)
1. Not sure how to check if it has happened or not.
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 04:04 PM
Nov 2020

Delaware was Nov 5th.
These states are Nov 10th:
Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont and Virginia's deadline is Nov. 10.

FM123

(10,053 posts)
4. I hope they have at least til the end of business today...
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 04:07 PM
Nov 2020

Election result certification deadlines are set in state law. Certification deadlines for the 2020 election are as follows:
The certification deadline in six states is within one week of the election.
In 26 states and the District of Columbia, the certification deadline is between November 10 and November 30.
In 14 states, the certification deadline is in December.
Four states (Hawaii, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Tennessee) do not have statutory deadlines for results certification.

https://ballotpedia.org/How_and_when_are_election_results_finalized%3F_(2020)

Statistical

(19,264 posts)
5. Many of these "deadlines" are more like dates to get the process started
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 04:08 PM
Nov 2020

and most have provisions for extensions if votes are still being counted. With the high number of mail in ballots most states are likely going to be slower than normal this year. Only ONE state (DE) has passed its deadline and it has reported it still has ballots to count so it can't certify yet. You can't certify what isn't done right? The rest have through today although once again with ballots still uncounted in virtually every state except there to be delays.

VA board of elections is meeting this evening although with there still being a few uncounted ballots they likely will not certify anything tonight even though the law says they should.

The only date which is hard deadline is Dec 6th. All states must file with Congress that they have a final certified count and complete any and all recounts and resolve all legal challenges by then. If they haven't they have to file with Congress exactly what the issue is and their plan to have is resolved prior to Dec 14th when electors are seated.

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