Congress will meet Monday — Jan. 6, 2025 — during a joint session to count and record the votes of the 2024 presidential election. But it won’t be anything like four years ago.
This year, the certification is expected to remain peaceful despite the date and largely under-the-radar process taking on historical significance after a violent insurrection led by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters took place at the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
While the U.S. Capitol Police are ramping up security measures ahead of the political ceremony, there’s been no indication from the defeated party — in this case Democrats — that lawmakers will object to the electoral results that delivered Trump’s decisive win in November.
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Congress will gather on Jan. 6 to certify the 2024 presidential election. Here’s what to know.
- by: Fallon Roth
- 01.06.25
- Source:
Inquirer
- 01/06/2025
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