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Tmess2
Lv 7
Tmess2 asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 4 months ago

Prediction -- How long do you think the electoral vote count will take starting tomorrow?  In other words, when will it be finished?

In 2005, when there was an objection to one state, the count finished at around 5:30 p.m.  In 2017, with Biden shutting down all objections, the count finished before 2:00 p.m.   And, of course, if there are objections to multiple states, there is the issue of whether both houses will want to plow through with an all night session (with two hours of debate and then a vote on each objection) or will recess at some point of the evening and resume the count on Thursday.

So I am looking for guesses as to when the count will finish and your reason for that guess.  (In other words, how many states will be challenged and when/if Congress will break for the day on Wednesday evening -- and any subsequent evenings -- and resume the following day -- and if necessary will they have sessions on Saturday and Sunday.)

Update:

OK.  With session about to begin, I am going to interpret Truthseeker as predicting more than two states on the objection and Kieth predicting one or two states.  

Update 2:

Given weird events of yesterday, hard to say who was most accurate.  I think Truthseeker was probably closer to original plan of Senators, but Kieth ended up being closer to what happened after Trump supporters showed how far the most hard core was willing to go and scared Senators off.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 months ago
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    Less than 600 votes, every voter is known. There isn't any credible chance of voter fraud or hacked machines. One and done.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 months ago

    It could possibly extend till day after tomorrow. This is because Republicans want to do their stunt for posterity when they run for reelections or presidential races. To show that they are sincere boot lickers, Either way, the end result does not change. 

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 months ago

    I don’t know how long it will take, but I know the result: Biden will be declared the winner

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