Imissed this story a couple of days ago. I’m blogging about it now because I know from writing Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States (2nd edition 2024) that playing politics with swearing-in House members can be dangerous. Here’s the story’s details concerning the current situation:

“Usually, a new representative doesn’t take office until state officials formally certify the result of the election, and transmit the result to the U.S. House’s Office of the Clerk.

“Afterward, it falls to the speaker of the House — now U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana — to schedule the swearing-in.

“That timeline would put Grijalva on track to take office on or after Oct. 14, the day that state officials are scheduled to certify the result of the Sept. 23 special e

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