Number: RL30769
Title: Electoral Vote Counts in Congress: Survey of Certain Congressional Practices
Authors: Jack Maskell, T.J. Halstead, and Angie A. Welborn, American Law Division; and George Burkes, Information Research Division 
Abstract: This report surveys certain aspects of the historical congressional practice in counting the presidential electoral votes in Congress. The particular focus of the survey is upon the questions that have arisen as to the practice in the Congress of rejecting electoral votes from electors in a state, the kinds of objections that have been raised to electoral votes, the disposition of such objections, and if electoral votes are rejected by Congress, or are not given by the electors in a state, whether those votes not given or not counted are then to be deducted from the "whole number of Electors appointed," such that a different, and lesser "majority" of the remaining electors would be necessary to elect a President.
Pages: 29
Date: Updated December 12, 2000