News Release

WASHINGTON – US Sen.Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced Wednesday, Jan. 6, that he intends to support certification of the Electoral College results during a joint session of Congress planned for Wednesday.

Senator Todd Young

“As Congress meets to formally receive the votes of the Electoral College, I will uphold my Constitutional duty and certify the will of the states as presented. The people voted and the Electoral College voted. Congress must fulfill its role in turn,” Young said in a statement.

His announcement comes after fellow Sen. Mike Braun and two area lawmakers announced they would oppose some of the electors.

The decision comes despite his support for President Trump.

“I strongly supported President Trump and his agenda the last four years. I campaigned hard for him. But upon assuming this office, I took a solemn, inviolable oath to support and defend our Constitution, just as I did as a United States Marine. I will not violate that oath,” he wrote.

He added:

“For Congress to supplant the will of a state’s certified electors for its own would be unconstitutional and set a dangerous precedent, damaging the integrity of and future respect for the Electoral College. This is not an empty warning. Democrats have already shown the political will to subvert our institutions through calls to pack the Supreme Court, eliminate the filibuster to weaken the Senate, and abolish the Electoral College itself. It would be a grave mistake to join them in this effort.

He then announced a legislative effort to look at the issue.

“I see value in establishing a bipartisan Election Integrity Committee charged with reviewing the 2020 election and making recommendations to state legislatures to improve the security, integrity, and administration of federal elections.”