The 5 Big Things To Know About Jan. 6 Vote Count

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On January 6 both the House and Senate will meet for a special joint session to formally count the votes of the Electoral College. The states have already counted their electors – now it's up to Congress to determine if they will accept each state’s votes.

With the 5 Big Things to Know about January 6th, I’m Catherine Mortensen.

ONE – Vice President Mike Pence will oversee the joint session - presiding in his role as president of the Senate. He will then begin to open the sealed certificates submitted by each state.

TWO – At least 19 Republican House Members and one Senator have said they will formally object to certifying the electoral college votes from states they allege did not follow their own state election laws – in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.

THREE – At that point, the House and Senate retire to their separate chambers, for a period of "not more than two hours," and members get up to five minutes to speak in favor or against the objection. Then each chamber will vote, with a simple majority required to uphold the objection. Both chambers must agree to the objection for it to succeed.

FOUR - It would seem these challenges to any of the states' electors will fail, simply because Democrats hold the House majority and would not vote to overturn any of Democrat Biden's electors.

FIVE - It will be the third time Congress has had to debate an objection since 1887. The other two times, in 1969 and 2005, were ultimately unsuccessful in changing the results of the election and the objections were rejected.