Palazzo âcannot vote to certifyâ results of 2020 presidential election By WLOX Staff | January 3, 2021 at 1:08 PM CST - Updated January 3 at 2:58 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - Congress began its latest session on Sunday, and one of the most anticipated items on the agenda is to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Bidenâs win.
However, a growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trumpâs extraordinary effort to overturn the election, and that includes one of Mississippiâs own legislators.
âI cannot vote to certify the results of an election in certain states that millions of Americans and I do not wholeheartedly trust,â said Congressman Steven Palazzo in a statement to WLOX News. âStates cannot bypass their legislature to alter election processes, nor can they violate the laws already in place to safeguard the election. Itâs unacceptable to have ballots accepted after statute al