We are in the final days of a crucial presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Do you know if your elected officials will accept this result?
WIRED contacted all U.S. senators and members of Congress to ask if they would accept the election results as called by The Associated Press. Why AP? That’s because, in the absence of a national election authority, calls from the nonprofit cooperative Associated Press have long been accepted as authoritative. We wanted something politically neutral. Especially for the following reasons: Some local and state-level officials Results may not be authenticated.
Search for your zip code or state in the search bar below to find members of Congress and the Senate and their answers to questions about whether to accept the Associated Press results. In some cases, district boundaries can change over time, so your zip code may not match your current congressional district.
We categorized members’ reactions into three categories: those who accepted the election results reported by the Associated Press, those who did not, and those who did not respond. This is a living document and we will continue to update it as we receive responses from our representatives. Where possible, we will also include full responses from MPs to add further context to their responses. For example, some lawmakers may say they would accept the results if the state certifies them rather than based on the Associated Press call.
A memo will be attached to the results of all MPs who signed the “.Unification efforts” in September, vowing to certify the results only after “all legal avenues” to challenge them have been “exhausted”. In addition, the results indicate whether a lawmaker has previously declared a commitment to “certify the election results” as part of the election. USA Today Poll Held in mid-October.
It will be the first presidential election since the January 6, 2021 riot, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and baselessly claimed the election was stolen.
In recent years, election denial has gone from being the preserve of fringe conspiracy theorists to a staple of major figures on the American right. Trump has already indicated plans to contest this year’s election results, with hundreds of people republican presidential candidate It also raises questions about them. Republican vice presidential candidate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, said he would not have certified the 2020 election Unless each state sends replacement pro-Trump electors.
election administrator all over the country delayed or refused to certify state and local election results; Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election results already abound on the internet, as election deniers, the Trump campaign, billionaire company X owner Elon Musk and others spread falsehoods about election fraud.
In the face of Trump and his allies’ demonstrated desire to seize power after losing the election, statements by elected officials that they accept the election results as declared by a neutral arbiter prepare to cast their vote. This is important information for voters who are their ballots.
Del Cameron, Vittoria Elliott, Leah Fieger, David Gilbert, Makenna Kelly, and Dhruv Mehrotra contributed to this project.
