Today is January 6, which means it's time to watch a live update on Electoral College certification Congress is counting Electoral College votes as the final step in the 2020 presidential election By the end of that day, they will officially declare the winner

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received 306 Electoral College votes, ahead of Donald Trump and Mike Pence's 232

Electoral College certification is usually a routine and ceremonial event However, the occasion is already controversial, as many Republican members of Congress have expressed their objections to the results

Since losing the election, President Trump has repeatedly made false claims about voter fraud and election rigging He has been supported by some Republican legislators, such as those in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and possibly other states planning to challenge certification

Trump has also said that Vice President Pence, who oversees the joint session as Senate president, could overturn the election results, but neither the Constitution nor the law gives him that authority Vice President Pence issued a statement today saying he would not comply with President Trump's request

Members of the House and Senate will convene in the full House chamber at 1:00 pm ET Pence will open the certificates from each state in alphabetical order If both House and Senate members object in writing, the joint session will be adjourned and the House and Senate will meet separately for up to two hours of debate The legislators will be allowed to speak for up to five minutes each, after which both houses will vote A simple majority of both houses is required for an objection to succeed

Even if an objection delayed the certification of the electoral college, it would not change the final outcome On that day, Joe Biden would be officially declared the 46th President of the United States

Here is how to watch the Electoral College certification live

No matter where you are in the world, you should not be cut off from your preferred means of following the news If geographical limitations prevent you from seeing the Electoral College accredited coverage you desire, you are not out of luck With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you are surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else not hit by power outages) and access the same streaming services you have already paid for

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CNN's coverage of the Electoral College certification begins at 9 am ET on Wednesday, January 6 The joint meeting begins at 1:00 pm ET

Viewers can also follow along on CNN's apps for iOS and Android, and the CNNgo app for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, and Android TV; also available on CNNcom

Even if you're off cable, watching CNN channels is easy You can watch it on two of the best streaming services: Sling TV and FuboTV

Fubo has a 7-day free trial, and the $65/month package has over 120 channels

Fox News is available on Sling TV, but only on Sling Blue; FuboTV also has Fox News As noted above, both have free trials, but Fubo's 7-day trial is more than twice as long as Sling's 3-day trial

On MSNBC, coverage of the Electoral College certification continues throughout the day, and the channel can be accessed through the following services

C-SPAN is not on most live TV services The only one that does is AT&T TV Now, but this is not recommended

A cheaper and easier way to watch C-SPAN's Electoral College certification coverage is to go online to their YouTube channel or website

Roku owners you can watch live updates of the Electoral College certification for free from The Roku Channel; ABC News Live, NBC News NOW, and Newsy are among the free channels offered by this streamer

Alternatively, your local broadcast network may be available online and for free via Locast However, its reach is not as far-reaching as the streaming services listed above, serving 456% of the US population, but reaching over 148 million people; through Locast, you can watch ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS, and their broadcasts begin at 6:00 PM ET ET), which begin at 6 pm ET