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What will happen upon the contestation of the election results?

As America hangs tight for the results of the most nail-biting election taking place currently, lawsuits have been claimed by the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and a request for the recounting of the votes in Wisconsin has been made.

If the demand for recounts and litigation is pressed ahead, and if there is not a big difference in the vote counts of both the candidates in the key swing states — it might take a long time before President Trump or Joseph R. Biden Jr. is declared the victor. 

Indeed, even before the day of election, multitudes of legal counselors for the both the candidates’ campaigns were getting ready for an onslaught of lawsuits. It’s been quite some time since Mr. Trump has brought up issues about the legitimacy of the mail-in vote and claimed the inauthenticity of votes, without any proof. 

Ohio State University law professor, Edward B. Foley said, “This election won’t be resolved until a losing candidate concedes defeat and congratulates his opponent, and if the candidates don’t give us finality that way, then the legal process has to give it to us.” 

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