Eleven Republicans in the Senate announced Saturday that they will oppose the results of polling stations on Wednesday, when Congress convenes a joint session to formally count the votes.
GOP Sens. Ted Cruz
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“Congress should immediately appoint an electoral commission, with full investigative and investigative authority, to conduct a 10-day emergency audit of electoral declarations in disputed states,” they said. “Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission ‘s findings and could convene a special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if necessary.
Accordingly, we intend to vote on January 6 to reject the voters of the disputed states as not “regularly given” and “legally certified” (the legal requirement), unless this emergency audit of 10 days, ”they added.
The group’s announcement means at least a dozen Republican Party senators will oppose Wednesday. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley
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Cruz, like Hawley, is considered a potential White House candidate in 2024.
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The January 6 objection will not change the president-elect Joe Biden
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If an objection is supported by a member of the House and a member of the Senate, the two chambers are separated and debated for up to two hours. Both the House and Senate would vote if the objection was to be upheld, which would require a majority in both houses to be successful.
The group of eleven Republicans acknowledged Saturday that their efforts would eventually fall short.
“We are not naive. We fully expect the majority, if not all Democrats, and perhaps more than some Republicans, to vote against. But support for electoral integrity should not be a partisan issue,” they said. “A fair and credible audit, conducted quickly and completed long before Jan. 20, would dramatically improve Americans’ faith in our electoral process and significantly improve the legitimacy of whoever becomes our next president.”