Notable post-election dates
The following upcoming post-election dates are worth paying attention to; plan accordingly. Credit to Axios for providing most of the information below. A clear-eyed view of what's coming: 76 days from Election Day to inauguration
December 11: This is a new national deadline for governors to certify the results of the presidential election and submit their slate of electors. "This year, because of all the lawsuits disputing the results of the 2020 election, there are new procedures in place to expedite challenges," writes American University's Amy Dacey, former CEO of the DNC.
December 17: Electors cast a ballot in state capitols to formally vote for president and V.P. Officials in swing states are already preparing for potential disruptions — including unrest ahead of and during these meetings, and possible submission of alternate slates of electors, NBC News reports.
January 3, 2025: The 119th Congress is sworn in and is scheduled to convene from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027.
January 6, 2025: Members of the 119th Congress, three days after being sworn in, will count Electoral College ballots under the modernized Electoral Count Act, updated in 2022, to try to ward off another insurrection. Objections are still possible, but harder. The revised law makes plain that the vice president is there only to announce the results as president of the Senate, AP notes.
January 20, 2025: Inauguration day for the President and Vice President of the United States of America.