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EXPLAINER: Why Georgia won't affect Electoral College count

by Brian Slodysko
| January 5, 2021 2:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two high-stakes runoff elections in Georgia are poised to determine which party controls the Senate over the next two years. What the contests won't do is affect the certification of Electoral College results by Congress.

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