Us Election Results Timeline 2020

If states certify election outcomes by this deadline congress must accept the results as valid.

Us election results timeline 2020. Now the electoral college has made president elect joe biden s victory completely official. That means any court challenges to state election results must be settled by dec. 8 is the deadline for resolving election disputes at the state level.

The following is a timeline of major events leading up during and after the 2020 united states presidential election the 59th quadrennial united states presidential election president donald trump of the republican party who was elected in 2016 was seeking reelection to a second term the presidential primaries and caucuses were held between february and august 2020 staggered among the 50. Thirty three states and d c. It includes nomination of candidates for the office of elector.

Three states did not have fixed election result certification dates in 2020. Voters will cast ballots in the 2020 presidential race in the fall but primary elections across the us to select the democratic nominee along with a host of local elections have been postponed. All state recounts and court contests over presidential election results are to be completed by this date.

Ascertainment of results in the states. Election result certification dates had passed in 36 states and the district of columbia. Choice of the electors by the voters on election day.

When can states begin processing and counting ballots. Have laws or party regulations requiring electors to vote the same way the popular vote goes in the state and in some states electors can even be replaced or subjected to penalties. Americans who went to the polls on election day don t actually select the president directly.

Challenges were heard and rejected. Electoral college votes to be counted before mike pence announces joe biden s victory over donald trump posted 10 m minutes ago wed wednesday 16 dec december 2020 at 7 00pm. States counted the votes.