Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday became the first senator to say he will be objecting to the certification of the Electoral College vote on January 6.

In a statement released by Hawley, he said he will push against the Electoral College vote that would finalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory against President Donald Trump.

He cited instances in the 2004 and 2016 elections where Democrats in Congress objected to the Electoral College certification to raise concerns on election integrity.

Hawley said the Congress people were praised at the time by Democratic leadership as they were entitled to make their concerns known.

Now, those who are concerned with the integrity of the 2020 election should also be given the same right but he doesn't expect to gain praise from the media.

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asks questions during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on December 16, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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The joint session to certify Biden's 306-232 victory over Trump is set to happen in one week, noted Fox News.

Hawley Cites Big Tech Interference in Electoral Vote Objection

Hawley also cited big-tech platforms interference in the election to support Biden and said the election laws were broken in Pennsylvania, reported Daily Caller.

"I cannot vote to certify the Electoral College results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws," the GOP senator said.

He urged Congress to "at the very least" investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of the elections.

 

As Daily Wire reported, he claimed there were millions of voters whose concerns about voter integrity deserve to be heard, so he would be speaking on their behalf.

More Electoral College Challenges to Come from House

Roughly a dozen House members, some from six battleground states, in support of Trump have said they will be objecting to the electoral vote.

However, at least one senator needs to weigh in for both chambers of the Congress to debate the objections.

"Any member of the House, joined by a member of the Senate, can contest the electoral votes on Jan. 6. The challenge prompts a floor debate followed by a vote in each chamber," The Washington Post said in its reported Wednesday.

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The Post said in an event where Trump does prevail in the Senate, Vice President Pence would cast a tie-breaker which could fail if not enough House members vote.

There also comes news that some Senate GOP leaders have already accepted the electoral vote, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognizing the Biden win.

He also reportedly asked fellow Republicans not to object to the results.

The report said there would be an "inevitable" loss for President Trump, but Haley's announcement might change the tides.

Trump has made repeated claims that he beat Biden in the last election and claimed that widespread voter fraud catapulted Biden to his victory.

He made case after case in several states alongside GOP governors or Republican controlled legislatures to overturn Biden's wins in battleground states.

However, some of his legal challenges have not seen success.

Former Attorney General William Barr also said last month that the Justice Department had not see any evidence of voter fraud on a scale that could change the results of the election.