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No, local election officials can’t block certification of results – there are plenty of legal safeguards

  • Written by Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
No, local election officials can’t block certification of results – there are plenty of legal safeguardsA sign at a rally as the Board of State Canvassers voted on Nov. 23, 2020, to certify the 2020 election in Okemos, Mich. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images

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