Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI For the outcome of this year’s presidential race, it will be the vote count on election night and possibly in the days after that will grab the public’s attention. But those numbers are unofficial until the election is formally certified — a once uneventful process that has become politicized since then-President Donald Trump tried to…