nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1 38Z1|||Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers' Plan To Object To Electoral College Results||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Eleven senators and senators-elect said they'd reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.

Several Republican senators and senators-elect have announced plans to reject electors from "disputed states" without an audit of the votes in those states. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, pictured on Nov. 10, 2020, is among those promising to challenge the Jan. 6 vote to certify the Electoral College results.



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Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers' Plan To Object To Electoral College Results

Eleven senators and senators-elect said they'd reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.