KVGB AND 95.5 WEEKEND
PROGRAMMING – SATURDAY&nbsp;

MID-5:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coast to
Coast with George Noory

5:00-6:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio - “All Night”&nbsp;

6:00-7:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio “Marti &amp; McGee”

7:30-8:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stutzman Home and Garden Show

8:00-9:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio “Marti &amp; McGee”

9:00-10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Money Pit” Home Improvement Show

10:00-1:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kim Komando Show

1:00-2:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game Day”

2:30-6:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Major League
Baseball – Detroit @ Kansas City

6:00-10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Major League
Baseball – NY Yankees @ LA Dodgers

10:00-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Saturday Game Night”

5:00-7:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Best Week Ever”

7:00-8:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “This
Weekend with Gordon Deal”

8:05-8:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lutheran
Hour

8:30-9:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A
Medicare Moment with Martha”

9:00-11:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Local
Church Services and programming

11:30-12:00&nbsp; “Info-Trak”
The weekly nationally syndicated Public Affairs radio show featuring interviews
with experts and authorities, discussing topics of interest to most Americans.

12:00-12:30&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game Day”

12:30-4:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Royals Baseball – Detroit
@ Kansas City

4:00-5:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Primetime”

5:00-10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sunday Night
Baseball – NY Yankees @ LA Dodgers

10:00-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game
Night”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/7/1689706753758.jpeg" alt="Weekend Lineup" />
 <figcaption>Weekend Lineup</figcaption>
 </figure>KVGB AND 95.5 WEEKEND
PROGRAMMING – SATURDAY&nbsp; MID-5:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coast to
Coast with George Noory5:00-6:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio - “All Night”&nbsp; 6:00-7:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio “Marti &amp; McGee”7:30-8:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stutzman Home and Garden Show8:00-9:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio “Marti &amp; McGee”9:00-10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Money Pit” Home Improvement Show10:00-1:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kim Komando Show1:00-2:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game Day”2:30-6:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Major League
Baseball – Detroit @ Kansas City6:00-10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Major League
Baseball – NY Yankees @ LA Dodgers10:00-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Saturday Game Night”SUNDAYMID-5:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coast to
Coast with George Noory5:00-7:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Best Week Ever”7:00-8:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “This
Weekend with Gordon Deal”8:05-8:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lutheran
Hour8:30-9:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A
Medicare Moment with Martha”9:00-11:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Local
Church Services and programming11:30-12:00&nbsp; “Info-Trak”
The weekly nationally syndicated Public Affairs radio show featuring interviews
with experts and authorities, discussing topics of interest to most Americans.12:00-12:30&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game Day”12:30-4:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Royals Baseball – Detroit
@ Kansas City4:00-5:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Primetime”5:00-10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sunday Night
Baseball – NY Yankees @ LA Dodgers10:00-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game
Night”

This Weekend on 1590 KVGB and 95.5 FM, "The Talk of the Town"

12A-5A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coast
to Coast with George Noory

5A-6A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “America in the Morning”

6A-7A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “This Morning, America’s First News,” with
Gordon Deal

7A-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A.M. Great Bend” with Steve Webster – News –
Sports – Obits - Entertainment

8:30-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Farming the
Countryside” hosted by Andrew McCrea. Episode 353: Lessons on Small Town
Success.

9A-10A&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trading Post with Mike Hesher

10A-11A&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agri-Talk with Chip
Flory

11A-12P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Health Insurance Advocate Show, the weekly
program that helps listeners understand the complexities of America’s
healthcare industry, navigate the system and make informed choices.

12P-12:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KVGB Noon Report – News,
Sports, Weather, and other info.

12:30-1:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sports Day with Steve Webster

1:30-2P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Agriculture
Today” hosted by Shelby Varner

2P-4P &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Markley,
Van Kamp and Robbins

4P-5P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Agri-Talk PM”
hosted by Chip Flory

5P-6P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5PM News Hour – News, Sports, Ag News, Weather

6P-6:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Amber &amp; Ian”

6:30-10P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Royals Baseball – Detroit @ Kansas City

10P-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game night”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1596658271505.png" alt="Friday Lineup" />
 <figcaption>Friday Lineup</figcaption>
 </figure>12A-5A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coast
to Coast with George Noory5A-6A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “America in the Morning”6A-7A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “This Morning, America’s First News,” with
Gordon Deal7A-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A.M. Great Bend” with Steve Webster – News –
Sports – Obits - Entertainment8:30-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Farming the
Countryside” hosted by Andrew McCrea. Episode 353: Lessons on Small Town
Success.9A-10A&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trading Post with Mike Hesher10A-11A&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agri-Talk with Chip
Flory 11A-12P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Health Insurance Advocate Show, the weekly
program that helps listeners understand the complexities of America’s
healthcare industry, navigate the system and make informed choices.12P-12:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KVGB Noon Report – News,
Sports, Weather, and other info.12:30-1:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sports Day with Steve Webster1:30-2P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Agriculture
Today” hosted by Shelby Varner2P-4P &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Markley,
Van Kamp and Robbins4P-5P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Agri-Talk PM”
hosted by Chip Flory5P-6P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5PM News Hour – News, Sports, Ag News, Weather6P-6:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Amber &amp; Ian”6:30-10P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Royals Baseball – Detroit @ Kansas City10P-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game night”

Friday on 1590 KVGB and 95.5 FM, "The Talk of the Town"

5A-6A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; America
in the Morning

7A-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A.M. Great Bend”
with Steve Webster – News – Sports – Obits - Entertainment

8:30-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Out and About Show” hosted by Steve Webster. Guests include Dr. Patrick
Stang from the Center for Counseling and Consultation in Great Bend who will
discuss the significance of June being designated as men's mental health month.
Dr. Stang will also recap Mental Health Awareness Day activities tht took place
on May 20th in Great Bend.

9A-10A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trading
Post hosted by Mike Hesher

10A-11A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agri-Talk
with Chip Flory

11:05-11:30&nbsp; “County
Edition” hosted by Dakota Tucker. Guests include Barton County Clerk Bev
Schmeidler.

11:30-12P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Farming the
Countryside” hosted by Andrew McCrea. Episode 352: Tips from a Corn Yield Champ.
(Encore Presentation)

12:30-1:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sports Day with host Steve Webster

1:30-2P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Agriculture
Today” hosted by Shelby Varner

6:30-10P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NBA Eastern Conf. Finals – Indiana @ NY
Knicks

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1596658271505.png" alt="Thursday Lineup" />
 <figcaption>Thursday Lineup</figcaption>
 </figure>12A-5A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coast
to Coast with George Noory5A-6A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; America
in the Morning6A-7A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “This Morning, America’s First News,” with
Gordon Deal7A-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A.M. Great Bend”
with Steve Webster – News – Sports – Obits - Entertainment8:30-9A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Out and About Show” hosted by Steve Webster. Guests include Dr. Patrick
Stang from the Center for Counseling and Consultation in Great Bend who will
discuss the significance of June being designated as men's mental health month.
Dr. Stang will also recap Mental Health Awareness Day activities tht took place
on May 20th in Great Bend.9A-10A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trading
Post hosted by Mike Hesher10A-11A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agri-Talk
with Chip Flory 11:05-11:30&nbsp; “County
Edition” hosted by Dakota Tucker. Guests include Barton County Clerk Bev
Schmeidler.11:30-12P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Farming the
Countryside” hosted by Andrew McCrea. Episode 352: Tips from a Corn Yield Champ.
(Encore Presentation)12P-12:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KVGB Noon Report – News,
Sports, Weather, and other info.12:30-1:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sports Day with host Steve Webster1:30-2P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Agriculture
Today” hosted by Shelby Varner2P-4P &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Markley,
Van Kamp and Robbins4P-5P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Agri-Talk PM”
hosted by Chip Flory5P-6P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5PM News Hour – News, Sports, Ag News, Weather6P-6:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Amber &amp; Ian”6:30-10P&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NBA Eastern Conf. Finals – Indiana @ NY
Knicks10P-MID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESPN Radio – “Game night”

Thursday on 1590 KVGB and 95.5 FM, "The Talk of the Town"

WASHINGTON (AP) — The&nbsp;<a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R48309/2#:~:text=Every%20four%20years%2C%20the%20House,of%20the%20electoral%20college%20process.">congressional joint session</a>&nbsp;to count&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-electoral-college-presidential-elections-1fe5436f724d87030f340f1893626f6e">electoral votes</a>&nbsp;on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-confirm-joe-biden-78104aea082995bbd7412a6e6cd13818">four years ago</a>&nbsp;that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege">interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;who tried to stop the count and overturn the results of an election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

This time, Trump is returning to office after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-day-trump-harris-white-house-83c8e246ab97f5b97be45cdc156af4e2">winning the 2024 election</a>&nbsp;that began with Biden as his party's nominee and ended with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket. She will preside over the certification of her own loss, fulfilling the constitutional role in the same way that Trump's vice president,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-electoral-vote-d27490021b4203087043df1939b82f8b">Mike Pence,</a>&nbsp;did after the violence subsided on Jan. 6, 2021.

Usually a routine affair, the congressional&nbsp;<a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Joint-Sessions/Joint-Sessions/">joint session</a>&nbsp;on Jan. 6 every four years is the final step in reaffirming a presidential election after the&nbsp;<a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12682">Electoral College</a>&nbsp;officially elects the winner in December. The meeting is required by the Constitution and includes several distinct steps.

Under federal law, Congress must meet Jan. 6 to open sealed certificates from each state that contain a record of their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/electoral-college-election-explainer-trump-harris-ca14e0823c1e88aa5e5039645637a357">electoral votes</a>. The votes are brought into the chamber in special mahogany boxes that are used for the occasion.

Bipartisan representatives of both chambers read the results out loud and do an official count. The vice president, as president of the Senate, presides over the session and declares the winner.

The Constitution requires Congress to meet and count the electoral votes. If there is a tie, then the House decides the presidency, with each congressional delegation having one vote. That hasn’t happened since the 1800s, and won't happen this time because Trump’s electoral win over Harris was decisive, 312-226.

Congress&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-susan-collins-west-virginia-c9c15562ad910bbc0ba6ef1eecbfc158">tightened the rules for the certification</a>&nbsp;after the violence of 2021 and Trump’s attempts to usurp the process.

In particular, the revised Electoral Count Act&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-donald-trump-e4366ca9e350ef87ebbb7638517cbde3">passed in 2022</a>&nbsp;more explicitly defines the role of the vice president after Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-trump-pence-jd-vance-prosecution-f78cf222187b271e0ba0bb684110455e">aggressively</a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-senate-elections-elections-aaa00b96179c454426453a99ca1e2e30">pushed</a>&nbsp;Pence to try and object to the Republican's defeat — an action that would have gone far beyond Pence's ceremonial role. Pence rebuffed Trump and ultimately gaveled down his own defeat. Harris will do the same.

The updated law clarifies that the vice president does not have the power to determine the results on Jan. 6.

Harris and Pence were not the first vice presidents to be put in the uncomfortable position of presiding over their own defeats. In 2001, Vice President Al Gore presided over the counting of the 2000 presidential election that he narrowly lost to Republican George W. Bush. Gore had to gavel several Democrats’ objections out of order.

In 2017, Biden as vice president presided over the count that declared Trump the winner. Biden also shot down objections from House Democrats that did not have any Senate support.

The presiding officer opens and presents the certificates of the electoral votes in alphabetical order of the states.

The appointed “tellers” from the House and Senate, members of both parties, then read each certificate out loud and record and count the votes. At the end, the presiding officer announces who has won the majority votes for both president and vice president.

After a teller reads the certificate from any state, a lawmaker can stand up and object to that state’s vote on any grounds. But the presiding officer will not hear the objection unless it is in writing and signed by one-fifth of each chamber.

That threshold is significantly higher than what came before. Previously, a successful objection only required support from one member of the Senate and one member of the House. Lawmakers raised the threshold in the 2022 law to make objections more difficult.

If any objection reaches the threshold — something not expected this time — the joint session suspends and the House and Senate go into separate sessions to consider it. For the objection to be sustained, both chambers must uphold it by a simple majority vote. If they do not agree, the original electoral votes are counted with no changes.

In 2021, both the House and Senate&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-confirm-joe-biden-78104aea082995bbd7412a6e6cd13818'">rejected challenges</a>&nbsp;to the electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Before 2021, the last time that such an objection was considered had been 2005, when Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, both Democrats, objected to Ohio’s electoral votes, claiming there were voting irregularities. Both the House and Senate debated the objection and easily rejected it. It was only the second time such a vote had occurred.

Once Congress counts the votes, what's next?

After Congress certifies the vote, the president is inaugurated on the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 20.

The joint session is the last official chance for objections, beyond any challenges in court. Harris has conceded and never disputed Trump’s win.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/12/1734727872762.png" alt="The mahogany boxes that will hold the electoral votes are on display on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 19,CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>The mahogany boxes that will hold the electoral votes are on display on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 19,CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — The&nbsp;<a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R48309/2#:~:text=Every%20four%20years%2C%20the%20House,of%20the%20electoral%20college%20process.">congressional joint session</a>&nbsp;to count&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-electoral-college-presidential-elections-1fe5436f724d87030f340f1893626f6e">electoral votes</a>&nbsp;on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-confirm-joe-biden-78104aea082995bbd7412a6e6cd13818">four years ago</a>&nbsp;that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege">interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;who tried to stop the count and overturn the results of an election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.This time, Trump is returning to office after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-day-trump-harris-white-house-83c8e246ab97f5b97be45cdc156af4e2">winning the 2024 election</a>&nbsp;that began with Biden as his party's nominee and ended with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket. She will preside over the certification of her own loss, fulfilling the constitutional role in the same way that Trump's vice president,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-electoral-vote-d27490021b4203087043df1939b82f8b">Mike Pence,</a>&nbsp;did after the violence subsided on Jan. 6, 2021.Usually a routine affair, the congressional&nbsp;<a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Joint-Sessions/Joint-Sessions/">joint session</a>&nbsp;on Jan. 6 every four years is the final step in reaffirming a presidential election after the&nbsp;<a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12682">Electoral College</a>&nbsp;officially elects the winner in December. The meeting is required by the Constitution and includes several distinct steps.A look at the joint session:<h2>What happens when Congress meets?</h2>Under federal law, Congress must meet Jan. 6 to open sealed certificates from each state that contain a record of their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/electoral-college-election-explainer-trump-harris-ca14e0823c1e88aa5e5039645637a357">electoral votes</a>. The votes are brought into the chamber in special mahogany boxes that are used for the occasion.Bipartisan representatives of both chambers read the results out loud and do an official count. The vice president, as president of the Senate, presides over the session and declares the winner.The Constitution requires Congress to meet and count the electoral votes. If there is a tie, then the House decides the presidency, with each congressional delegation having one vote. That hasn’t happened since the 1800s, and won't happen this time because Trump’s electoral win over Harris was decisive, 312-226.<h2>How has it changed since the last time?</h2>Congress&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-susan-collins-west-virginia-c9c15562ad910bbc0ba6ef1eecbfc158">tightened the rules for the certification</a>&nbsp;after the violence of 2021 and Trump’s attempts to usurp the process.In particular, the revised Electoral Count Act&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-donald-trump-e4366ca9e350ef87ebbb7638517cbde3">passed in 2022</a>&nbsp;more explicitly defines the role of the vice president after Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-trump-pence-jd-vance-prosecution-f78cf222187b271e0ba0bb684110455e">aggressively</a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-senate-elections-elections-aaa00b96179c454426453a99ca1e2e30">pushed</a>&nbsp;Pence to try and object to the Republican's defeat — an action that would have gone far beyond Pence's ceremonial role. Pence rebuffed Trump and ultimately gaveled down his own defeat. Harris will do the same.The updated law clarifies that the vice president does not have the power to determine the results on Jan. 6.Harris and Pence were not the first vice presidents to be put in the uncomfortable position of presiding over their own defeats. In 2001, Vice President Al Gore presided over the counting of the 2000 presidential election that he narrowly lost to Republican George W. Bush. Gore had to gavel several Democrats’ objections out of order.In 2017, Biden as vice president presided over the count that declared Trump the winner. Biden also shot down objections from House Democrats that did not have any Senate support.<h2>How does the session unfold?</h2>The presiding officer opens and presents the certificates of the electoral votes in alphabetical order of the states.The appointed “tellers” from the House and Senate, members of both parties, then read each certificate out loud and record and count the votes. At the end, the presiding officer announces who has won the majority votes for both president and vice president.<h2>What if there's an objection?</h2>After a teller reads the certificate from any state, a lawmaker can stand up and object to that state’s vote on any grounds. But the presiding officer will not hear the objection unless it is in writing and signed by one-fifth of each chamber.That threshold is significantly higher than what came before. Previously, a successful objection only required support from one member of the Senate and one member of the House. Lawmakers raised the threshold in the 2022 law to make objections more difficult.If any objection reaches the threshold — something not expected this time — the joint session suspends and the House and Senate go into separate sessions to consider it. For the objection to be sustained, both chambers must uphold it by a simple majority vote. If they do not agree, the original electoral votes are counted with no changes.In 2021, both the House and Senate&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-confirm-joe-biden-78104aea082995bbd7412a6e6cd13818'">rejected challenges</a>&nbsp;to the electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania.Before 2021, the last time that such an objection was considered had been 2005, when Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, both Democrats, objected to Ohio’s electoral votes, claiming there were voting irregularities. Both the House and Senate debated the objection and easily rejected it. It was only the second time such a vote had occurred.<h2>Once Congress counts the votes, what's next?</h2>After Congress certifies the vote, the president is inaugurated on the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 20.The joint session is the last official chance for objections, beyond any challenges in court. Harris has conceded and never disputed Trump’s win.

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🎤Forward Ever: Nuclear missile silo turned Airbnb owner Matthew Fulkerson

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;K9 Vests Midwest founder Emily Fawcett.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IFlaK6Fz6H8?si=iLlZJWuzDdfRGn2E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;K9 Vests Midwest founder Emily Fawcett.

🎤Forward Ever: K9 Vests Midwest founder Emily Fawcett

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Office of the State Fire Marshall&nbsp;Public Information Manager&nbsp;Lance Feyh about hurricane relief efforts.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ka8IJ-jhn2g?si=lDrxR15HO4YQn4ZK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Office of the State Fire Marshall&nbsp;Public Information Manager&nbsp;Lance Feyh about hurricane relief efforts.

🎤Forward Ever: Kansas Fire Marshall spokesman Lance Feyh

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;Fort Hays State University assistant professor Morgan Steele.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5uGgZJcEk14?si=BIOfD3gx_ktb8BtA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;Fort Hays State University assistant professor Morgan Steele.

🎤Forward Ever: FHSU Criminalistics Professor Morgan Steele

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;American Red Cross communication manager Logan Wright.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dobDNgOSMGA?si=lCBhPu7U5MDOzuTO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;American Red Cross communication manager Logan Wright.

🎤Forward Ever: American Red Cross communication manager Logan Wright

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;KDOT Area Engineer Kevin Zimmer and Public Information Officer Lisa Mussman about the successful I-70 bridge demolition in Trego County.

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;KDOT Area Engineer Kevin Zimmer and Public Information Officer Lisa Mussman about the successful I-70 bridge demolition in Trego County.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iy_AT6qdBDc?si=KYLLBy68A64bEd0c" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The bridge at mile post 117 on I-70 has successfully been demolished. Now onto the clean up so we can get I-70 back open! If you are on the detour, please refrain from taking county side roads. We’re already starting to see problems with people doing that. <a href="https://t.co/dvK0AkMUmg">pic.twitter.com/dvK0AkMUmg</a>&mdash; Trooper Tod (@TrooperTodKHP) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrooperTodKHP/status/1831351195031548137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎤Forward Ever: KDOT I-70 bridge demolition

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;Ms. Wheelchair America&nbsp;Tamara Blackwell.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GBIy1dfbVY4?si=k3AZxslDQdFrhyJr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;Ms. Wheelchair America&nbsp;Tamara Blackwell.

🎤Forward Ever: Ms. Wheelchair America Tamara Blackwell

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Judge Tommy Webb.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/toeed9oN0ik?si=Pq2NXG8GGlbXhy_3" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Judge Tommy Webb.

🎤Forward Ever: Judge Tommy Webb

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;Former 'Agriculture today' host Eric Atkinson about the celebration of 100 years of broadcasting at K-State.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/omYhIikaKGw?si=whYVGc_QQkq7COcY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;Former 'Agriculture today' host Eric Atkinson about the celebration of 100 years of broadcasting at K-State.

🎤Forward Ever: Former 'Agriculture today' host Eric Atkinson

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Fort Hays State University Head Football Coach Chris Brown.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8I8bLNFUsJ0?si=KiXW7XsN_QGroZK6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Fort Hays State University Head Football Coach Chris Brown.

🎤Forward Ever: FHSU Football Coach Chris Brown

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;ESOP Association CEO and president James Bonham.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V-Uo7DbbVLA?si=FYzKCOzNeQz_JpHy" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;ESOP Association CEO and president James Bonham.

🎤Forward Ever: ESOP Association president James Bonham

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02476pG1zvXUF3tZFCmdBfsbNyAbJX2ZCpcW6QVSeqSQYYYFjoEUdhNH77tCR42Mxrl&amp;id=100083234953528" target="_blank">Kansas Search and Rescue Dog Association</a>&nbsp;director Deidra Stanley.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hGjCNsEVCWs?si=hAlyHJIUTd0Ur0xS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02476pG1zvXUF3tZFCmdBfsbNyAbJX2ZCpcW6QVSeqSQYYYFjoEUdhNH77tCR42Mxrl&amp;id=100083234953528" target="_blank">Kansas Search and Rescue Dog Association</a>&nbsp;director Deidra Stanley.

🎤Forward Ever: Search dog association director Deidra Stanley

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Department of Commerce Community Development Specialist Sara Bloom.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-x4jb-pMEsg?si=50OqA7MYOln789SV" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Department of Commerce Community Development Specialist Sara Bloom.

🎤Forward Ever: KS Dept. of Commerce Employee of the Year Sara Bloom

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with District 111 Representative Barbara Wasinger.&nbsp;

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VG5fXQSMzgc?si=B-doP6FQ71Io1v0_" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with District 111 Representative Barbara Wasinger.&nbsp;

🎤Forward Ever: District 111 Rep. Barbara Wasinger

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp; Medical Foster Home Program coordinator Amy Adams.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T3lyU_3rNfM?si=oAweCkNXxMo7Iubc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp; Medical Foster Home Program coordinator Amy Adams.

🎤Forward Ever: Veterans Administration social worker Amy Adams

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8_QapUV_xYo?si=MR_64btnWHxJsyzR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall.

🎤Forward Ever: U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;HaysMed President, CEO Eddie Herrman.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o8KYn5O7ROo?si=I9ZAyP0OjLukO9P5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;HaysMed President, CEO Eddie Herrman.

🎤Forward Ever: HaysMed President, CEO Eddie Herrman

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WI1_KldMTjg?si=FNFCltxat4qiGW_d" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.

🎤Forward Ever: Kan. Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with CASA of the High Plains executive director&nbsp;Jan Johnson.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HiZHgSSbXgE?si=TxdJjOj7HZupVOv2" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with CASA of the High Plains executive director&nbsp;Jan Johnson.