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To: Congress
Count All the Votes & Seat Legitimate Electors
To protect our democracy and republic, we demand:
1) The Electoral College not be seated until all votes are counted, and
2) that in the event of two or more slates of electors from a given state, Congress only seat to the Electoral College the electors representing the presidential candidate who won the popular vote of that state!
Why is this important?
Despite the moniker as the oldest democracy in the world, the United States has an archaic Electoral College system, in which skates of electors representing a state vote for a presidential candidate to the Electoral College—with 270 electors needed to win. For over 100 years now, the electors with few exceptions represent the candidate who won the popular vote by state, and with a recent Supreme Court ruling, are even more tightly bound to do so.
Nevertheless, this election, the Republican Party and Trump campaign are continuing their onslaught against our democratic norms and institutions. In an attempt to steal the election, the Republican Party and Trump campaign are suing states to stop the counting of valid ballots largely of minorities, younger people, and people from traditionally Democratic strongholds. Congress can stand up and end this chicanery by refusing to seat the Electoral College until all votes are counted!
More nefariously, the Trump campaign and Republican State Parties are preparing a shadow campaign to appoint alternate slates of electors to the Electoral College in an attempt to sow chaos and throw the election to the House of Representatives. Congress can and must head this off by pledging to only seat slates of electors who represent the popular vote winner of that state.
These actions can bring peace to the chaos of the post-election period and ensure the survival of our democracy with a smooth transition of power.