GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: The House Can Refuse To Certify Electors From States That Bar Trump From Ballot

The Hill reports:

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) issued a warning to states moving to keep former President Trump off the presidential ballot, saying the House of Representatives has the final say over whether electors from those states are certified on Jan. 6, 2025.

“Maine, Colorado, and other states that might try to bureaucratically deny ballot access to any Republican nominee should remember the U.S. House of Representatives is the ultimate arbiter of whether to certify electors from those states,” Massie posted Friday on X.

Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X, replied to Massie’s tweet about certification: “Interesting.”

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Maine, Colorado, and other states that might try to bureaucratically deny ballot access to any Republican nominee should remember the U.S. House of Representatives is the ultimate arbiter of whether to certify electors from those states.

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 29, 2023

There are several key differences, but here’s one difference:

That effort was doomed because Democrats controlled the House and Senate at that time. Republicans hold a slim majority in the House now. Whether we keep the majority remains to be seen.

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 29, 2023