2 Republican, said lawmakers had the right to challenge electoral votes. But he also said it was "time to move on" and that as soon as Biden "crosses the 270-vote threshold" in the Electoral College, he would be president-elect. A candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes to win the White House. Biden passed that threshold on Monday afternoon when California delivered its 55 electoral votes to the Democrat. Thune added that any effort to try to overturn the result when Congress counts the Electoral College votes on Jan 6 would get little support.

Source: bd News24 December 15, 2020 03:11 UTC