U.S. Senator-elect Roger Marshall says he plans to vote against the Electoral College results in advance of the certification process.
Marshall, a long time supporter of President Trump, says he gave the decision a lot of thought and that his office received thousands of calls and emails on the matter, with an overwhelming majority believing some of the Electoral College votes from certain states should be rejected.
“As is true with many Kansans, tens of millions of Americans have concerns about the past presidential election. They do not have confidence in our election process, and their voices must be heard,” Marshall said.
Congress will hold a joint session Wednesday to certify the results of the presidential election, which confirmed President-Elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 victory. Marshall joins a growing list of Republican senators who are part of the effort, which also includes Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo), who last week became the first in the Senate to say he would object the results.
Sen. Jerry Moran, meanwhile hasn’t taken the same stance as Marshall and began referring to Biden as the president-elect in late November.
Wednesday’s challenge is not expected to succeed, due to the Democrats control of the House and a majority of Republican senarots expected to certify Biden’s win.
