Chinanews.com, December 8th. According to a report by the American Chinese network, between now and the inauguration of the next US president in 2021, there are only a few weeks left. During this period, there are some key dates worth paying attention to.

-December 8

  This day is the deadline for the so-called "Safe Harbor" clause stipulated in the "Election Counting Act" of 1887 in the United States, which can protect the verified election results from any further legal disputes.

  The report pointed out that so far, except for a few states in the United States, all other states have certified the results.

The remaining states without certification are not battlefield states, which means that they are basically unlikely to change the outcome of the election.

California is expected to certify the results before December 11, which is three days before the Electoral College meets.

On November 7, Joe Biden delivered a speech in Wilmington, Delaware.

Photo by Angela Weiss

-December 14

  The Electoral College will meet on December 14 to vote for the next President and Vice President of the United States.

In 2020, electors will meet in their state capitals and Washington, DC on December 14 to vote for the president and vice president.

There are a total of 538 electoral votes, and to obtain the presidency, 270 votes are required.

US media predicts that President-elect Joe Biden will win with 306 electoral votes.

  It is worth noting that US President Trump, who has not yet admitted his defeat, previously stated that if the Electoral College determines that Biden is the winner, he will "leave the White House."

However, he also declared that if the Electoral College did announce Biden as the winner, it would be "a mistake made because this election was a fraud."

On October 5, local time, US President Trump left the National Military Medical Center in Maryland and returned to Washington.

  According to the report, 33 states and the District of Columbia have laws or party regulations that require electors to vote based on the state's general election results.

In 14 states, voters will be replaced if they attempt to vote against the voters’ wishes.

The Supreme Court upheld these laws early in 2020, with a view to reducing certain uncertainties before the 2020 Electoral College meeting.

  Usually, the conference proceedings are presided over by the governor or secretary of state.

Each state prepares several "certification certificates", which will list the names of the electors and the number of votes each candidate has.

The certificate is signed by the elector and the governor, and then sent by registered mail to various officials, including the Speaker of the Senate and Vice President Mike Pence.

--December 23

  Before December 23, Pence must receive votes from the state electoral college.

If it is not delivered, the relevant laws will provide other channels to send the results to Washington.

On October 4, local time, in Washington, the capital of the United States, 20,000 chairs were placed on the lawn on the south side of the White House to mourn the death of more than 200,000 new crowns in the United States.

-January 6, 2021

  The House of Representatives and the Senate will hold joint meetings to review and record the electoral votes.

Pence will act as the chair and will publish the results of each state in alphabetical order in accordance with procedures established by federal law.

After the results of each state are announced, members will have the opportunity to dispute those results.

Objections must be made in writing and require the support of at least one member of the House of Representatives and Senator.

- January 20, 2021

  The inauguration of the next president of the United States is scheduled to be held on January 20, 2021. This will end the 2020 election process and mark the beginning of the new presidential term.

On this day, the president-elect will be sworn in.