【明報專訊】Before the inauguration of the President of the US, which will take place on January 20, there are still some routine procedures to be completed to confirm the winners. In the middle of last month, electors in each state cast their electoral votes for the two candidates according to their local vote counts, and on Wednesday (January 6) a joint meeting of the House and Senate will count all the electoral votes and Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over the meeting, will officially announce the winner. It is no longer in doubt that Biden will take office, but for the past month or so, the Trump camp has still been trying to exploit loopholes in the routine procedure and has resorted to ''tricks'' to subvert the democratic election results.