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Mid-November through December 19, 2016: Each state Governor prepares seven Certificates of Ascertainment and sends one to the Archivist.

December 13, 2016: States must resolve any controversies no later than six days before the Elector meeting.

December 19, 2016: Electors meet in their state and vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots; record their votes on six “Certificates of Vote,” which are paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment; sign, seal, and certify six sets of electoral votes consisting of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote to be distributed immediately as follows:

• one set to the President of the Senate, Joe Biden, for the official count of the electoral votes in January;
• two packages to the Secretary of State in the  elector’s state;
• two packages to the Archivist;
• one set to the presiding judge in the district where the Electors met.

December 28, 2016: Certificates of Vote must be received by Joe Biden and the Archivist no later than nine days after the meeting of the electors. No legal penalty for failure to comply.

On or Before January 3, 2017: The Archivist and/or representatives from the Office of the Federal Register meet with John Kerry (Sec. of State), and Karen Haas (Clerk of the House).

January 6, 2017: Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes.

Joe Biden will preside over the count, announce the results, and declare which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President.

If a State submits conflicting sets of electoral votes, the two Houses acting concurrently may accept or reject the votes. If they do not concur, the votes of the electors certified by the Governor will be counted in Congress.

If no Presidential candidate wins 270 or more electoral votes the House of Representatives will decide the Presidential election by majority vote taken by state with each state having one vote (50 votes total).

If no Vice Presidential candidate wins 270 or more electoral votes the Senate will elect the Vice President by majority vote taken by state, with each Senator having one vote (100 votes total).

Any objections to the Electoral College vote must be submitted in writing signed by at least one member of the House and one Senator. The House and Senate withdraw to their chambers to consider the objections per federal law.

January 20, 2017 at Noon—The President-elect takes the Oath of Office and becomes the President of the United States.

 

 

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