would prevail. which may explain why on january 6th the former vice president added very specific language never used or needed before that day to the standard invocation as he read the results state by state. listen. >> after ascertaining that the certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each state, beginning with alabama. which the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state and purports to be a return from the state that has annexed to a certificate from an authority of the state purporting to appoint or ascertain electors. >> now, credit to politico legal affairs reporter for noticing it just hours after the fact. the part about the parliamentarian advising him about which certificates were or were not legitimate, that was new and novel. and it appears to be how he procedurally avoided having to introduce rival slates of electors. speaking of which, a reporter