Fact-checking a claim by one of the 147 Republicans who voted against certifying election...
Federal law calls for the U.S. Congress to meet at 1 p.m. on Jan. 6 following the meeting of electors to certify the election results. The electoral votes of each state are read in alphabetical order. During that meeting, the president of the Senate"shall call for objections, if any." Each objection must be made in writing, with the signature of at least one member of the House and one senator.
Unlike Republican objections in 2021, Democratic objections in the 2000s happened after the losing candidate had conceded. In 2021, Trump did not concede until the evening of Jan. 7, and he had been plotting to remain in the White House. A group of House Republicans had met with Trump in the Oval Office in December 2020 to plan for Jan. 6, 2021, and to discuss how Trump could stay in office.
In 2001, in the aftermath of a contested ballot counting process in Florida, House members said black voters in that state had been disenfranchised. No senator joined in the objections, and Vice President Al Gore - who lost the presidential election - gaveled them down. In 2017, Biden gaveled down House Democrats who objected to Trump’s win because they did not have support from a senator.PolitiFact is a fact-checking project to help you sort out fact from fiction in politics. Truth-O-Meter ratings are determined by a panel of three editors. The burden of proof is on the speaker, and PolitiFact rates statements based on the information known at the time the statement is made.
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