President Donald Trump's lawyer argued that based on recent testimony from witnesses who alleged fraud or irregularities in front of several state legislature hearings and meetings, key battleground states shouldn't go ahead with certifying their results.
"None of these states can move forward in good faith with their false certifications."
Both Ellis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was slated to attend a Michigan House hearing later on Dec. 2, have argued that battleground state legislatures should reclaim their authority, as outlined in the Constitution, to select electors.
They argued that because of allegations surrounding election fraud and irregularities, the states should be the ones to choose. Notably, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Wisconsin have Republican majorities in both their Houses and Assemblies or Senates.
Secretaries of state in those states have said they've seen no evidence of voter fraud or irregularities that would overturn the results of the election, while they have all moved to certify the results in recent days.
The two attorneys both argued that Article II, Sec 1.2, of the U.S. Constitution gives legislatures the power to appoint electors to the Electoral College. The Electoral College meets to vote on Dec. 14.
A day before, several witnesses alleged that they saw serious violations or irregularities at polling and tabulation centers.
“None of the voters [were] registered,” and election workers “had to manually enter the names and addresses and a birth date of 1/1/2020, which would override the system and allow them to enter nonregistered voters, of which I saw several ... throughout the day,” she said.
And before that, the head of the Republican Party in Maricopa County, Arizona, alleged she saw votes for Trump being tallied as votes for Biden.
