US Congress Heads to Approve Electoral College Lists Today

 US Congress is expected to approve today, Tuesday, the Electoral College lists for those chosen by the states that have resolved their electoral disputes- meaning that the attempt to cancel the elections has become elusive.

Federal law requires that Congress recognize Tuesday as a deadline for results announced by states in which legal battles took place that led to a recount.

The deadline for the so-called "safe haven" comes as the Trump campaign has lost a slew of court appeals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada, in an effort to cancel the November 3 presidential election.

On Monday, federal judges in Michigan and Georgia dismissed separate lawsuits from former Trump attorney Sydney Powell, who tried to overturn results in those states with allegations of fraud.

The safe-haven deadline, stipulated in the Election Screening Act 1887, falls 6 days before the Electoral College meets on December 14 to formally elect a president on the basis of popular votes in each state.

Then Congress meets on January 6 to count the electoral votes and certify the presidential winner and vice president.

Democrat Joe Biden is likely to defeat President Trump 306-232 in the Electoral College.

"With each passing day, especially after the deadline has passed, the possibility of changing the outcome becomes more and more remote," said Rebecca Green, director of the electoral law program at William and Mary College of Law. "Without reliable evidence to support the notion that there is a problem, it becomes unlikely that anyone would disrupt the schedule."

Trump refused to waive the election, claiming it was stolen by massively recounting conspiracy theories based on voter fraud.

Trump's long-shot bid to overturn the election could become more far-fetched after Tuesday when states with legal fights and recounts behind them can receive assurance that Congress must accept their electors, according to US Today.

However, Tuesday marks the so-called safe-harbor deadline.

Federal law requires that Congress recognize the slates of electors chosen by states that have resolved election disputes by this date.