Comment by SQLNerd on 16/08/2020 at 14:52 UTC

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View submission: 'Trump warns presidential election result may not be known for 'years,' as allegations grow he's undermining the USPS to rig the election

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This is incorrect and I've seen it way, way too often.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/what-happens-if-2020-election-tie/593608/

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Comment by its_always_right at 16/08/2020 at 15:11 UTC

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That's for a tie. The succession line is for any other reason the election may not have a result in time. Like even if it takes a few extra days past the inagurarion to count the results, the speaker of the house will take over till the results are final