On December 20, 2020, Republican activists in seven states signed fake certificates of ascertainment declaring Trump the winner, intending to confuse Congress on election results.
The Constitution mandates that electors from each state meet on the first Tuesday following the second Wednesday of December to cast their electoral votes for president and vice-president.
Congress tightened procedures regarding the electoral process after the January 6 insurrection, signaling ongoing adjustments to the electoral college's historical functions.
The electoral college, a remnant of the politics surrounding slavery, was established to increase the electoral power of states with larger enslaved populations.
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