In the case of a legitimate controversy, it clarified that the vice President's role in the joint session is strictly ceremonial with no power to reject the electoral count presented, The act further limited the grounds for objections by members of Congress with clear presumptions of validity for electoral slates that comply with all requirements. and it set a new threshold for members of Congress to object to the count. Before the act, it only took one member from each of the House and the Senate to lodge a formal objection to the submitted slate of electors. (13:26–13:36)
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Asserts that the act limited grounds for congressional objections to electoral slates.
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