Election certification refers to the process of election officials attesting that the tabulation and canvassing of the election are complete and accurate and that the election results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in a particular election. An election is not complete after the polls close on Election Day.

2024年9月18日 · State law has long established that officials have a mandatory, nondiscretionary duty to certify elections. Despite this well-settled law, states across the country are facing a new phenomenon. Since the 2020 election, more than 30 local officials nationwide have refused or threatened to refuse to certify election results.

2024年10月25日 · Put simply, election certification is the point in the process when officials prepare a statement to report the final vote totals for each candidate. It can be thought of as the period at...

2024年11月4日 · Election certification refers to the process of election officials attesting that the election results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in a particular election. Importantly, the results reported on election night are not final even though the media may call the projected winner of races.

2024年10月2日 · This page contains the unofficial Certificates of Ascertainment and Vote (“Certificates”) and related correspondence received by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) in connection with the 2020 presidential election, not accepted as evidence of official State action, including unofficial Certificates submitted by alternate electors.

The guides explain how state laws can protect against threats or delays to election certification and emphasize that refusal to certify is illegal in each state. The bottom line across all states is that:

2021年11月29日 · In this Explainer, we outline how election results are certified — starting with local and state election officials and in the case of presidential races, going all the way to Congress — and highlight the points throughout this process that are most vulnerable to bad actors seeking to subvert elections.

2024年11月7日 · Each state must first submit its Certificate of Ascertainment, listing the names of all the individuals on the slates for each candidate, in addition to the number of votes each person received....

One form of identification that can be used for voting purposes is an Election Identification Certificate (EIC). You may apply for an EIC at no charge. However, if you already have any of the following forms of ID, you are not eligible for an EIC:

2020年11月19日 · States certify their results after reviewing disputed ballots, conducting post-election audits, and double-checking numbers for accuracy. Federal, state, and local election officials from both...