# The American Coup: 11.9.2020 -

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I’m not 100% sure. The Constitution doesn’t cover it. I think they read the votes in a joint session of Congress state by state and if anyone objects to a state’s electors they head to their respective chambers to consider the objection and if both houses vote to reject the electors then… well I don’t know.

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