AggieKeith15 said:
Supposedly it might allow Pence to contest the vote or something? Then pushing it to the House and Senate to vote?
That's not really how it works.
People that keep saying once a valid objection has been raised (i.e. submitted in writing by both a member of the House and a member of the Senate) VP can reject disputed electors, resulting in a contested election that gets pushed to the House to vote on a 1 Vote per state basis are just plain wrong.
Here's what actually occurs on 1/6, straight from the Congressional Research Service:
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The Senate and House of Representatives assemble at 1:00 p.m. in a joint session at the Capitol, in the House chamber, to count the electoral votes and declare the results(3 U.S.C. 15). The Vice President presides as President of the Senate. The Vice President opens the certificates and presents them to four tellers, two from each chamber. The tellers read and make a list of the returns. When the votes have been ascertained and counted, the tellers transmit them to the Vice President. If one of the tickets has received a majority of 270 or more electoral votes, the Vice President announces the results, which "shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President."
While the tellers announce the results, Members may object to the returns from any individual state as they are announced. Objections to individual state returns must be made in writing by at least one Member each of the Senate and House of Representatives. If an objection meets these requirements, the joint session recesses and the two houses separate and debate the question in their respective chambers for a maximum of two hours. The two houses then vote separately to accept or reject the objection. They then reassemble in joint session, and announce the results of their respective votes. An objection to a state's electoral vote must be approved by both houses in order for any contested votes to be excluded.