US presidential election: Wisconsin and Arizona confirm Biden’s victory

After hundreds of thousands of votes were counted in the US state of Wisconsin, Joe Biden’s advantage even increased. The state then officially confirmed Biden’s victory, hours after Arizona did the same.

Wisconsin officially confirmed Joe Biden’s election victory after hundreds of thousands of votes were counted again. With the confirmation of the election result by Democratic chairman of the state election commission, Ann Jacobs, a five-day window opens for President Donald Trump to take legal action against the election result. Governor Tony Evers signed the result that evening, making it official.

Trump announced he would file an early complaint on Saturday. He continues to argue with no evidence that he lost the election solely due to election fraud. Joe Biden’s lead in the US state grew by 87 votes to a total of nearly 20,700 when the partial count was repeated. Trump had paid $ 3 million for the recount in two Democratic districts: Dane and Milauwkee. The electoral commission is made up of representatives of both parties.

Arizona also confirms Biden’s victory

Previously, another hard-fought American state, Arizona, had officially confirmed the result of the presidential elections and thus Biden’s victory. Republican Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey signed the election papers and reported the final result to Washington. Biden won in Arizona with about 10,500 votes.

With that, incumbent President Donald Trump suffered another setback in his attempts to overturn the November 3 election outcome with legal attacks. His lawyers cited the result in Arizona in vain. Trump still claims without proof that he lost the election only due to massive election fraud. Previously, major states like Georgia and Pennsylvania had already confirmed the election result.

The majority ratio in the Senate remains uncertain

Confirmation of the election results in Arizona also means that the majority of Trump Republicans in the 100-seat Senate will grow from 53 to 52 votes. Democrat Mark Kelly, who defeated Republican Senator Marthy McSally in a special vote, is expected to be sworn in this week. The remaining regularly elected senators will not be sworn in until early 2021. Whether Democrats or Republicans have a majority in the Senate will not be decided until the two ballot elections in Georgia on January 5.

Among other things, the Senate votes candidates for central government posts. This could limit Biden’s freedom of action as president if Republicans retain control of the House of Congress.