Pence sued to determine Electoral College count

Washington: Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence to ensure he will determine which electoral votes will be counted when Congress meets in a joint session on January 6 to validate the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to the complaint.

“Accordingly, Plaintiffs respectfully request this Court to issue a declaratory judgment finding that... Vice-President Pence, in his capacity as President of Senate and Presiding Officer of the January 6, 2021 Joint Session of Congress under the Twelfth Amendment... may exercise the exclusive authority and sole discretion in determining which electoral votes to count for a given State,” the complaint said.