# Counting the Votes - One Last Time!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-the-votes-one-last-time/48609>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-the-votes-one-last-time/48609 "2001-01-05T19:08:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-the-votes-one-last-time/48609/1 "2001-01-05T19:08:24Z")

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Two questions about the counting of the Electoral College votes in the Senate:

1. when will it be?

2. will it be televised?

I’d like to see how Gore handles the job of announcing the results. I missed his concession speech.

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-the-votes-one-last-time/48609/2 "2001-01-05T19:44:55Z")

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It’s this Saturday (January 6). The House website says that it will meet at 11 am EST, but the counting usually takes place at noon. It will be televised on CSPAN.

I watched the process in 1993. It’s not nearly as exciting as you would think.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-the-votes-one-last-time/48609/3 "2001-01-05T19:55:27Z")

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well yes, but who would have thought that chad and butterfly ballots could be so exciting?

It’s just that I need closure.

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-the-votes-one-last-time/48609/4 "2001-01-05T21:54:37Z")

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Then hold on to your hat, it will be one wild ride.

The only way it will be interesting is if some member of Congress objects to a set of electors, but I don’t believe that any Democrat has said that s/he will object to any votes.

When Dan Quayle announced his own defeat in 1992, he seemed a bit annoyed at having to do it. I’m sure that Gore will plod on through the process and try to finish it as soon as he can.