There is no such thing as an ‘alternate’ Electoral College

Published December 14, 2020 6:57pm ET



The Electoral College meets today in all 50 states to name President-elect Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. There is nothing President Trump can do to change this result, though he still seems to think otherwise.

One of Trump’s top advisers, Stephen Miller, announced on Monday that Trump created his own group of electors to cast their votes on Monday. He then plans to send this group’s votes to Congress, presumably alongside the actual Electoral College’s votes, when the legislative body meets on Jan. 6 to certify the Electoral College’s decision.

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