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the election has to be certified before he can be seated correct? when does alabama certify the results, and how soon after that can he be seated? immediately?
True Dough
(17,311 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)He does not have the power to determine when a certified US Senator is seated.
drray23
(7,634 posts)Chasstev365
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L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)bluestarone
(16,976 posts)is it still possible to steal this from us on recount???
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Trump still wants his BILLION $$$$ bonus (tax break) this week.
He earned it playing golf 100 days!
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)TomSlick
(11,100 posts)I suspect the Repugant Alabama Secretary of State will take his sweat time certifying the results.
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)dflprincess
(28,079 posts)the results won't be certified until at least December 26. I would expect it to take longer than that now.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-senate/alabama-senate-election-winner-due-to-be-certified-in-late-december-idUSKBN1DI018
If the Alabama result is not certified until after Christmas, Republicans would have more time to get their legislative goals accomplished regardless of the Alabama contests outcome.
John Bennett, chief of staff for the Alabama secretary of state, said the states 67 counties face a Dec. 22 deadline for officially reporting election results, but some are likely to miss it. Bennett said that would push the process back until after Christmas, making Dec. 26 the earliest possible date for certification.
Once certified election results are available, a new senator would be sworn in during an open session of the Senate, according to Senate officials. With the Senate scheduled to be out the last week of December, the next open session would not be until early January.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)and the US Senate is in session. I understand he'll be seated after Christmas, just in time for the end of the year crazy shit.
Takket
(21,578 posts)was wondering if Jones could help blow up the tax increase. i think we need to pressure them not to vote until the people of alabama have their chosen senator seated. of course they won't do it, but we can make them look even more horrible.