This resolution sets the date and procedures for Congress to meet and count the electoral votes for President and Vice President on January 6, 2025, ensuring a formal and constitutional declaration of the election results.
John Thune
Senator
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This concurrent resolution outlines the procedures for the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2025, to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. It specifies the time, location, presiding officer, and roles of tellers from both the House and Senate. The resolution also describes the process of reading, tallying, and officially declaring the electoral votes, ensuring the results are recorded in the journals of both houses.
Electoral Vote Count Set for January 6, 2025: Congress Outlines Procedure
This concurrent resolution sets the stage for the official counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President on January 6, 2025. It's essentially the formal procedure, mandated by the Constitution, to finalize the presidential election results.
Setting the Stage
The resolution directs both houses of Congress to convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025, in the House of Representatives chamber. The main purpose of this meeting? To count the electoral votes. The President of the Senate (typically the current Vice President) will oversee the proceedings.
The Count Down
Here's how it's supposed to work: Two tellers from the Senate and two from the House will be appointed. They're responsible for reading the electoral vote certificates from each state, presented in alphabetical order. After the tellers read out the votes, they'll create a list, and the President of the Senate will announce the final tally. This announcement officially declares who has been elected President and Vice President. The whole process, including the vote count, gets recorded in the official journals of both the House and Senate.
Real-World Impact
For most folks, this resolution means the peaceful and orderly transition of power is being set in motion. Think of it as the formal, legally-required step to confirm the next President and Vice President after the election. While it's largely procedural, it's a cornerstone of the democratic process, ensuring that the outcome of the election is officially recognized and respected.
Keeping it Constitutional
This procedure is all spelled out in the Constitution, so this resolution isn't creating new rules, but rather, it's setting the specific date and time for the count. This resolution makes sure that everyone is on the same page and that the process is transparent. It is not changing how the electoral college fundamentally works, but rather, it's about making sure the existing process moves forward as required.