ADADTwo key battlegrounds, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, do not permit local election officials to begin processing mail ballots until Election Day. Depending on the overall electoral count, a close race in any of these states on Election Day could leave the overall outcome uncertain until most ballots are received. Congress’s role, meanwhile, will hinge on whether any difference-making disputes remain unresolved by Dec. 14, when all states’ electors are required to cast their votes. Unlike a contingent election, resolving a dispute over seated electors for the presidency falls to the entire Congress, not just the House. Another possibility: Neither candidate reaches 270 electoral votes, the decision goes to the House, and the House’s state delegations deadlock at 25 to 25.

Source: Washington Post October 08, 2020 21:32 UTC