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Most of the verbiage seems to be focused on the count of the vote itself and the legitimacy of the individual votes. If I understand it correctly an objection to a vote for a candidate based on that candidates qualifications would affect all votes for that candidate. The answer to your question is probably in the last paragraph.

“No votes or papers from any other State shall be acted upon until the objections previously made to the votes or papers from any State shall have been finally disposed of.”

So, if the objection is made at the first mention of any vote or votes for B.O. the process must stop right there. Technically the overseer of the vote is the current Vice-President and that is Vice-President Dick Cheney. Where President Bush might waver at such a decision I can envision Dick Cheney with a mental smile in the back of his thoughts while he orders the proceedings to a halt until the shall have been finally disposed of requirement has been met.

Based upon the nature of the objection to the vote there is only one way to “finally dispose of” the objection.

Produce his REAL birth certificate, the one the Hawaiian “officials” have clearly stated is in a vault somewhere in the State of Hawaii.

Thanks TLI.

I think you have explained it the way I thought it might happen. Seems that last paragraph is the key to understanding how an objection to the Electors of Alabama who voted for Obama would hold up the whole process.

So at that point would the Vice-President order Obama to produce proof in the form of his valt BC? Or would it be the DNC?

So, if the objection is made at the first mention of any vote or votes for B.O. the process must stop right there. Technically the overseer of the vote is the current Vice-President and that is Vice-President Dick Cheney. Where President Bush might waver at such a decision I can envision Dick Cheney with a mental smile in the back of his thoughts while he orders the proceedings to a halt until the shall have been finally disposed of requirement has been met. Based upon the nature of the objection to the vote there is only one way to “finally dispose of” the objection. Produce his REAL birth certificate, the one the Hawaiian “officials” have clearly stated is in a vault somewhere in the State of Hawaii.

Nope. Read the statute again-- it is "finally disposed of" by a vote of the two houses of Congress. If both do not vote to reject the electoral votes, they "shall be counted."