Difference between revisions of "Electoral Count Act"

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(This law provides that when there are rival sets of electors appointed by a state, then either the House or Representatives or the U.S. Senate may block the inclusion of those votes in the final tally.)
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Electoral Count Act of 1887, Pub.L. 49–90, 24 Stat. 373, establishes the process in Congress by which the Electoral College votes are counted to elect a president every four years in the United States.

This law provides that when there are rival sets of electors appointed by a state, then a majority in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate may block the inclusion of those votes in the final tally.