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Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert to object to certifying Biden's Electoral College victory

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By | | The Denver PostU.S. Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert announced Thursday that she plans to object to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win in Congress next month.Boebert, R-Rifle, released a statement with her objections, saying election integrity is essential to the republic. President Donald Trump and other Republicans, including Boebert, have questioned the election results, citing unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud and the increased use of mail ballots due to COVID-19.State and federal election officials have reported and one court after another has and the president’s allies. In Colorado in particular, officials have called the“Several states removed voter safeguards during the 2020 elections that violated provisions in their respective state constitutions and the United States Constitution,” Boebert said. “As a representative sworn to defend the U.S. Constitution, it is my responsibility to object to the Electoral College results that were recorded under these circumstances. The American people deserve secure and fair elections. Unfortunately, the 2020 election was neither of those things.”Boebert will join other Republicans who have decided to object to the results, though it’s not clear whether she will be the lone Colorado Republican vote.U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican who has defended Colorado’s elections, told The Denver Post that he will not be challenging the results. A spokeswoman for Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, declined to comment on Lamborn’s decision Thursday.Boebert’s news release notes that some Democrats objected to Electoral College vote certification in 2001, 2005 and 2017.Biden received 306 Electoral College votes to Trump’s 232 and won the popular vote by more than 7 million votes. Every state has certified its Electoral College votes, but the U.S. Congress will meet on Jan. 6 to ratify the votes before Biden takes office Jan. 20.That count, required by the Constitution, is generally a formality. But members can use the event to object to a state’s votes.Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., organized a meeting at the White House on Monday with Trump and about a dozen House Republicans who are willing to challenge the results.With Democrats holding the House majority and several Republican senators now acknowledging Biden’s victory, any effort to block congressional approval of the election appears sure to fail. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned his members against taking such a step.Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, urged lawmakers to remember that an effort to block the election results in Congress was “just not going anywhere.”Denver Post reporter Justin Wingerter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. As of June 15, 2022, comments on are powered by Viafoura, and you may need to log in again to begin commenting. Read more about our new commenting system . If you need help or are having issues with your commenting account, please email us atSign up for Newsletters and AlertsFollow UsMost PopularClose

By | | The Denver PostU.S. Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert announced Thursday that she plans to object to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win in Congress next month.Boebert, R-Rifle, released a statement with her objections, saying election integrity is essential to the republic. President Donald Trump and other Republicans, including Boebert, have questioned the election results, citing unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud and the increased use of mail ballots due to COVID-19.State and federal election officials have reported and one court after another has and the...

Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert to object to certifying Biden's Electoral College victory

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