What happens if Trump tries to overturn another election loss?

Former President Donald Trump has been signaling that he is highly likely to challenge the election results should he lose on Tuesday .

A narrow victory by Vice President Kamala Harris could still lead to a drawn-out battle.

Mr. Trump never conceded his 2020 loss, and his extralegal attempts to overturn that election culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021 , U.S. Capitol riot.

Two-thirds of swing-state voters in a Washington Post poll said they doubt the former president will accept the result if he loses this election.

Even if House Republicans wanted to, though, it’s unlikely they could block a legitimate win by Ms. Harris , thanks to a new law Congress passed in 2022 .

The Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) made clear that the alternate elector’ legal theory cited by Mr. Trump ” would be a legal no-go in future elections.

Trump 's team filed a lawsuit falsely claiming that several Georgia counties were breaking the law by letting voters drop off ballots only to have a judge immediately rule against them.

Republicans have lost last-minute suits in multiple states seeking to tighten rules around military and overseas ballots.

Democrats and voting rights advocates were alarmed last week when the high court’s conservatives ruled that Virginia could restart a purge of 1,600 voter registrations suspected of being non-citizens.