Civics 101

Why does the vote certification take so long?

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Even in an election year where it took weeks to count and recount the public’s votes, the United States seems to play a particularly long waiting game when it comes to finally certifying that vote in Congress. Who sets our first Tuesday after first Monday, our first Monday after second Wednesday, January 6th and January 20th? Why does the whole process take so long?
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