US President Donald Trump's refusal to concede and admit defeat in the elections to his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, does not represent a hindrance to a strict schedule of measures that has not been adhered to in recent American history.

After members of the Electoral College (Electoral College) cast their votes for the presidency on behalf of their states, Congress meets to count their electoral votes and announce the election results in an official and final form.

The following are the dates for the next major steps, leading to the inauguration of the new president:

First: Documenting the election results in each state

Each state (of the crucial states) has its own timetable for certifying the election results as follows:

Arizona

Election officials have room until November 23 to finalize the election results, and the state secretary will certify the results on the 30th of this month.

Pennsylvania

November 23 is the last day for local officials to present the approved election results, and if there is a difference of 0.5% or less between the winner and the loser, the state governor must order a recount.

Any recount must end by the 24th of this month, so local election officials must submit approved recount results to the state secretary for approval by November 25.

Michigan

Local election officials must complete the vote count by November 17, send the results to the state secretary within 24 hours, then election officials meet on November 23 to certify the election results, and any petitions for a recount must be submitted by November 25. /November.

Wisconsin

State officials have until November 17 to finalize the local election results.

Under state law, the losing candidate can request a recount if the difference between them is less than 1% of the total vote.

The Trump campaign has called for a recount in Wisconsin, and the Trump campaign should pay the state millions of dollars in recount costs.

The Wisconsin Election Commission must certify final results by December 1.

Georgia

Local election officials must certify the results of the various county elections and send them to the state secretary by November 13, and certify the results at the state level by November 20.

The losing candidate is allowed to request a recount in Georgia if he loses the election with less than 0.5% of the total electorate.

State Secretary Brad Ravensberger said a recount in the state is expected as Biden is currently narrowly leading.

North Carolina

State election officials meet on November 13 to finalize election results, and state election commissioners meet on November 24 to validate results.

Second: December 8: the last day for states to resolve legal disputes over elections

States must certify election results at least 6 days before the Electoral College meeting, which means that any court challenge to state election results must be settled by December 8, 2020.

If states certify election results by this deadline, Congress must accept the results as valid.

Third: December 14: Members of the Electoral College "Electoral College" cast their votes

Electoral College members meet in their states to cast their votes to elect the president and vice president on the second Monday after the second Wednesday in December.

And in every state except Nebraska and Maine, voters vote on the basis that "the winner takes all the votes," meaning that any candidate who wins the state presidential race receives all of the state's electoral votes.

Voters send their certificates of vote to various officials, including Vice President Mike Pence who is the president of the Senate.

Fourth: December 23: The President of the Senate receives the results of testimonies documenting the election results

Vice President Mike Pence, as President of the Senate, must obtain certificates of official electoral vote no later than 9 days after the Electoral College members meet.

Fifth: January 6: Congress prepares the electoral votes

The House and Senate hold a joint session on January 6 to count the electoral college votes, and Pence presides over the process as president of the Senate and announces the results.

The candidate who receives at least 270 votes out of 538 electoral votes becomes the next president.

Sixth: January 20: The day of the inauguration of the new president

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn in to officially become President and Vice President of the United States on January 20 at 12:00 pm, and Donald Trump becomes the former President of the United States.