今天Tronto Star文章,对今天safe harbour deadline的意义解释得很清楚,值得一读:
Tuesday’s safe harbour deadline is boost for Biden
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By Mark ShermanThe Associated Press
Tue., Dec. 8, 2020timer3 min. read
WASHINGTON - A deadline set Tuesday under federal law essentially locks in President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, even though President Donald Trump is still falsely claiming he won reelection.
Other than Wisconsin, every state appears to have met the safe harbour deadline, which means Congress has to accept the electoral votes that will be cast next week and sent to the Capitol for counting on Jan. 6. Those votes will elect Biden as the country’s next president.
It’s called a safe harbour provision because it’s a kind of insurance policy by which a state can insulate its electoral votes against challenges in Congress by finishing up certification of the results and any state court legal challenges by the deadline, which this year is Tuesday.
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