December 13, 2016States must make final decisions in any controversies over the appointment of their electors at least six days before the meeting of the Electors. This is so their electoral votes will be presumed valid when presented to Congress.
Decisions by states' courts are conclusive, if decided under laws enacted before Election Day.
December 19, 2016
The Electors meet in their state and vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots. The electors record their votes on six "Certificates of Vote," which are paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment.
The electors sign, seal, and certify six sets of electoral votes. A set of electoral votes consists of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote. These are distributed immediately as follows:
- one set to the President of the Senate (the Vice President) for the official count of the electoral votes in January;
- two packages to the Secretary of State in the state where the electors met--one is an archival set that becomes part of the public record of the Secretary of State's office and the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes;
- two packages to the Archivist--one is an archival set that becomes part of the permanent collection at the National Archives and Records Administration and the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes; and
- one set to the presiding judge in the district where the Electors met--this is also a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes.
U. S. Electoral College: 2016 Key Dates
I do agree that this takes some courage, is a sacrifice, and so on. The sad thing is, it won;t deter the press in the least. They will insist that he is still conflicted. They do not apply this standard to other politicians, many of whom own commerical real estate.
I don’t think Trump is in any way confused about what he can expect from the press, so I don’t attribute this move to be motivated by the fake “news” of conflict of interest.
I take this as a good sign that DJT knows how much work there is to do, and is willing to sacrifice and dedicate himself to it. America will be lucky to get the energy of his undivided attention. The press butt-hurt is going to be a pleasure to watch!
Nobody watches or reads the “press” any more. Trump has intermediated them into oblivion . He gave his Thanksgiving Message on YouTube and has 30 million on twitter. The so called”pres” ( meaning dishonest political propagandists) are left to cover his unfiltered tweets!! It is absolutely hilarious.