vayne running from a failed 1 v 5 . classic . <| sep |> Well , if we removed 12 % of our countries population , he does a lot better ! <| sep |> What happens if the three states don ' t certify their results by Dec 19 when the Electoral College meets ? Likely their electors do not get to vote . Which means one of two things Either 1 their votes are recorded as abstentions , keeping the 270 total votes needed for a majority in place . If that happens , I believe that will mean Trump will not have a majority and Congress will get to decide the President . Which likely means Trump will remain as President , unless Congress decides on some serious machinations behind the scenes , which has happened in the past . Or 2 their votes will not be counted at all , lowering the majority requirement . This may be enough for Hillary to win . Not sure which , frankly . Time to do some googling .