"I think everyone's trying to [punt] past the voting of the electors in December [and] the Congressional tabulation in early January, so that they don't get snarled in a 2020-like scenario if there's lots of chaos," he said. "But the Jan. 6 tabulation is really when someone certifiably wins the election, so that's what it should be tied to."

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