{"id":2354271,"date":"2024-10-13T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-says-voters-want-jurisdictions-to-follow-the-law-in-certifying-elections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-13T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T17:29:42","slug":"donalds-says-voters-want-jurisdictions-to-follow-the-law-in-certifying-elections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-says-voters-want-jurisdictions-to-follow-the-law-in-certifying-elections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Donalds says voters want jurisdictions to \u2018follow the law\u2019 in certifying elections &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonalds-says-voters-want-jurisdictions-to-follow-the-law-in-certifying-elections-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a \u2063recent discussion on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of\u200c the Union,&#8221; Representative Byron \u2063Donalds (R-FL) emphasized the importance of local jurisdictions adhering \u2063to state laws during the certification of the upcoming 2024 \u2064election. This conversation \u2062arose in light of the Electoral\u200d Count Reform and Presidential \u200bTransition Improvement Act, which President Biden signed into \u2064law in 2022 to update the process \u2062of counting electoral votes. Despite former President\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s\u2064 repeated claims of a fraudulent 2020 election, Donalds stated that \u200ccertification would \u2063not pose an issue, \u200cprovided\u2063 all jurisdictions\u2063 followed the established laws. Donalds pointed\u200b out previous failures by states \u2063like Pennsylvania and\u200b Arizona \u200cto adhere to their election protocols, citing these instances as violations.\u2063 Additionally, he \u2064discussed how Trump\u2019s \u2063potential second term \u2064could benefit Black voters by focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-republicans-blast-democrat-governors-federally-funded-fantasyland-speech-amid-surging-inflation\/\" title=\"Maine Republicans Blast Democrat Governor\u2019s \u2018Federally-Funded Fantasyland Speech\u2019 amid Surging Inflation\">tax reductions<\/a> and economic growth,\u2062 underscoring that wages\u2064 had increased for\u2062 Black families during Trump&#8217;s first term,\u2062 especially when adjusted \u200cfor inflation. Donalds highlighted that the key\u2062 issues for voters are the\u200d economic challenges they face, rather than the intricacies of electoral law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Donalds says voters want jurisdictions to &lsquo;follow the law&rsquo; in certifying elections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1834126\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron Donalds<\/a>&rsquo;s (R-FL) discussion about certifying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> results became heated when providing an answer on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/4573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The act, which President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> signed into law as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/29\/politics\/joe-biden-omnibus\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-watched-the-60-minutes-doomsday-diatribe-on-overpopulation-so-you-dont-have-to\/\" title=\"I Watched The \u201960 Minutes\u2019 Doomsday Diatribe On Overpopulation So You Don\u2019t Have To\">7 trillion federal spending bill<\/a> in 2022<\/a>, updated the Electoral Count Act to revise the process of casting and counting electoral votes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">presidential elections<\/a>. Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, who is running for president again, has claimed repeatedly that he did not legitimately lose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">2020 presidential election<\/a>, with CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash asking Donalds if Congress should follow this law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I think when you&rsquo;re talking about the election this November, the thing that people want is that local jurisdictions follow the law passed by the states,&rdquo; Donalds said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>. &ldquo;As long as everybody does that, there&lsquo;s not going to be any problem certifying this election this November. But what really matters about this election are the issues facing the American people, not the Electoral College Count Act, because what we need is a president who&lsquo;s going to secure our border, actually make our foreign policies be strong again and make sense. That&rsquo;s what matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2640048&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=ac51c99848f46ad9f3d481516c5812dd\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bash then pressed Donalds on whether he would follow the law in certifying the election, prompting him to state he had been &ldquo;very clear&rdquo; about not opposing the results as long as states and jurisdictions followed election procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The CNN anchor contended Donalds was giving &ldquo;a giant loophole&rdquo; as a response, with the Florida congressman stating that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> did not follow election procedures passed by their state legislatures. Donalds specifically cited how Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Supreme Court said the state would count ballots three days after polls closed in 2020, which he said was &ldquo;a violation of state law&rdquo; and was just &ldquo;one example&rdquo; of states not following their respective election procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Besides election integrity and the certification of the 2024 election results, Donalds was also asked what Trump would do to support black voters in the United States. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> congressman pointed to Trump&rsquo;s first term as president for what he would do in a potential second term, including lowering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tax<\/a> rates and cutting policies to allow businesses to flourish and allow voters to keep more of their money.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What that means in particular for black families is that you have an ability to earn more money, keep more money, wages actually growing when you adjust them for inflation,&rdquo; Donalds said. &ldquo;And in the big stat, and this happened during the first Trump administration, nobody likes to talk about it &hellip; wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump, for black men, for black families, but for all Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the election, some political strategists have warned that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s opponent in the 2024 election, is struggling to connect with minority voters, specifically black and Latino men. Monmouth University Polling Institute director Patrick Murray <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3184401\/harris-weak-support-minority-men-could-cost-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suggested to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>  that these voters are &ldquo;more attracted to Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;get tough&rsquo; persona this year than they were in 2020 or 2016.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/10\/12\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-black-likely-electorate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Recent polling data<\/a> from <em>The New York Times<\/em> and Siena College indicated that Harris&rsquo;s 78% support from black voters is higher than Biden&rsquo;s 74% before he dropped his reelection bid, though it is still lower than the 90% of this voting bloc that Biden won in 2020. Trump, meanwhile, only showed 15% support from this voting bloc, which is significantly higher than the 9% he won in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1834126\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834126\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donalds emphasizes the need for jurisdictions to adhere to election laws<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2354273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donalds-certifying-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32319,37509,33790],"class_list":["post-2354271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-election-certification","tag-voter-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donalds-certifying-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}