Everyone in Washingtonincluding lawyers, city activists and federal administration staff, are preparing to face at least 11 difficult weeksfrom election day to the inauguration of the new president – writes the daily.
“This is an 'all hands on deck' situation,” says the deputy head of the city administration Chris Rodriguez and assures that the Washington authorities “are ready.”
Barriers have been placed in places where demonstrations most often take place Capitol Police – separate law enforcement forces responsible exclusively for the security of the US Parliament and congressmen – increased the number of officers, including staff responsible for analyzing intelligence data – said its spokesman Tim Barber.
Post-election riots? The authorities are preparing for a potential threat
The city authorities are analyzing potential threats and the possible course of riots and are tightening cooperation with federal security and domestic intelligence agencies. For the first time in its history, the DC Board of Elections hired armed security guards.
The city's inhabitants and employees of its administration and law enforcement services are still haunted by the memory of the riots of January 6, 2021 – reminds “WP”.
The crowd then stormed in Capitol during a march of supporters Donald Trump under the slogan “Let's Save America”. About an hour before the attack, the then president spoke, encouraging the participants of the demonstration to “never give up” in the fight against what he believed to be rigged elections. At least seven people died during and as a result of the riots.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser she then introduced a state of emergency, which remained in force until January 21, i.e. until the first day after she was sworn in President Joe Biden.
An estimated 53,000 people attended the Trump rally that preceded the storming of the Capitol. people. The lack of appropriate procedures made it difficult to quell the riots Capitol Police on direct call National Guard. Since then – as the police spokesman assured – changes have been introduced that allow for immediate mobilization of help.
US presidential elections. Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump
On November 5, they will fight for the White House Democrat Kamala Harris i republikanin Donald Trump. They fight for votes above 240 million Americans. However, the final vote for president is in the hands of the so-called electors.
The winner-takes-all rule applies (with the exception of Maine and Nebraska), i.e. all electoral votes from a given state are entered into his account, regardless of the margin he won in a given state. It's in the Electoral College 538 votes.
After the November elections, in mid-December, electors will vote for the presidential candidate. Although the constitution does not require them to do so, the rule is that electors vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state they represent.
To win the election you need to get at least 270 electoral votes.
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