Election Day 2020 Results Deadline

Election results are finalized through processes called canvassing and certification.

Election day 2020 results deadline. 14 but the deadline. Tuesday marks the safe harbor deadline by which states can lock in their presidential election results with congress before the electoral college meets dec. If election results are contested in any state and if the state prior to election day.

Americans who went to the polls on election day don t actually select the president directly. 5 provides that if election results are contested in any state and if the state prior to election day has enacted procedures to settle controversies or contests over electors and electoral votes and if these procedures have been applied and the results have been. Known as the safe harbor deadline falls on december 8 in 2020.

5 a state must settle any presidential election disputes and determine its electors six days before the electoral college meets. The safe harbor deadline the u s. In the presidential election there are two more key dates related to election results.

As of december 11 2020 all 50 states and the district of columbia had certified their 2020 general election results. Senator marco rubio a republican from florida introduced legislation to push back this deadline back from december 8 to january 1 giving states more time to ensure all legal votes are counted. States must certify election outcomes at least six days before the electoral college meets known as the safe harbor deadline if they want to avoid congress getting involved in resolving.

This safe harbor provision deadline falls on december 8 in 2020. Canvassing generally refers to how state and local officials confirm the validity of ballots cast in an election.