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9 things to know about the Electoral College challenge

ORLANDO, Fla. — The November election is in the books.

The results have been counted, recounted, investigated, litigated and in December, certified.

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Here are 9 things to know about Wednesday’s Electoral College challenge

1. When does this happen?

Congress will convene in a joint session on Wednesday at 1 p.m. to count Electoral College votes.

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2. What is going on?

A quarter of Republicans in the U.S. Senate and more than 100 GOP members in the U.S. House say they will object to the count of the Electoral College on Wednesday.

3 Who is making the challenge?

Among the House Republicans are Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz, Kat Cammack, John Rutherford, Brian Mast, and Byron Donalds.

READ: Trump allies scrambling for strategy to overturn Biden win

4 What about our Senators?

Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have not said if they will object to the results.

5. How the votes are counted

State votes will be tallied in alphabetical order, so Florida will be the ninth state to have its results counted.

READ: Florida Republicans prepare to challenge election results

6. Voting is pretty straightforward

The vote to accept or reject a state’s electors is a simple majority in both the House and Senate.

7. If there is a challenge

The challenge to a state total needs to come from both the House and Senate at which time the chambers split and have two hours to vote to accept or reject that state’s slate of electors.

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8 What about the Dominion voting machines?

President Donald Trump won 16 of the 18 counties in Florida that use Dominion voting machines. Those counties include Baker, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Hernando, Jefferson, Levy, Madison, Monroe, Okeechobee, Putnam, St Lucie and Taylor.

9. Where can I find more?

You can read more on the Electoral College challenge and what to expect here.


Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.