Biden Reaches Deadline Making Victory Nearly Irreversible
- Dec. 8 is the deadline for state electors Congress must accept
- All contested states have certified results and named electors
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Joe Biden will be one formal step closer to the presidency after Tuesday’s deadline for states to certify their slates of electors to the Electoral College -- locking in the names of the people who will formally vote to make Biden the president.
Once that happens, there’s little turning back. By law Congress must accept those electors if there’s no outstanding litigation, and it’s unlikely President Donald Trump’s legal challenges will change the outcome. Electors meet in each state on Dec. 14 to officially cast their votes.