Election Day is over, but the legal mechanisms that lead from Election Day to Inauguration Day have just begun. In most cases, they had to be received within a day or two of Election Day. Jan. 6: Electoral votes are countedMembers of the House and the Senate all meet in the House chamber. There are 538 electoral votes – one for each congressman and senator plus three for Washington, DC. If they can't, it would be the vice president or the next person eligible in the line of presidential succession.

Source: CNN November 13, 2020 14:26 UTC