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How the US House could overturn the midterm election results

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Following the 2020 election, legal experts and lawmakers identified procedural loopholes that could potentially allow the U.S. House of Representatives to contest or overturn midterm election results. The report examines how historical precedents and deficiencies in the certification process might be leveraged by partisan actors to challenge the democratic outcome.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes. Loyalist Republicans in Congress then attempted to deny Joe Biden the Oval Office when lawmakers gathered to certify the Electoral College, bringing to light loopholes and deficiencies in the […]

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