1:45 p.m. update:
Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., released the following statement as to why he voted against Pennsylvania’s electoral college results, which were ultimately upheld by the joint session of Congress overnight.
“I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution on behalf of Hoosiers in the 6th District. The United States is a country of law and order. There are millions of American voters in our nation who currently feel disenfranchised, but violence and anarchy is never the answer. The way forward for our nation is to follow the U.S. Constitution.
My votes reflect both my support of the Constitution and the disenfranchised voters of the 6th District who feel this election process was intentionally altered for political reasons. This was not what the Founding Fathers intended and it was wrong.”
ORIGINAL STORY
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., joined three other House members overnight in voting against one or both of the Electoral College votes from Pennsylvania and Arizona.
Joining him were Republicans Jim Baird, Jim Banks and Jackie Walorski.
According to the House vote, Pence voted to certify the Arizona results, but against certifying the Pennsylvania results.
On the Senate side, Sen. Mike Braun did not challenge the Electoral College results after the insurrection at the Capitol, although before the incident, he had said he would and posted a photo on Twitter signing an objection to the results.
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., voted against the Electoral College challenges.
The joint session of Congress voted to accept the Electoral College results naming President-Elect Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
Columbus native and Vice President Mike Pence issued a statement as the joint session began, prior to the insurrection, that he could not legally and would not, violated the Constitutionally-mandated role at the session, which was to preside over the Senate and open the Electoral College envelopes.
For more on this story, see Friday’s Republic.
