DEAR EDITOR:

As a U.S. citizen, the closest connection you have to the Founding Fathers, the formation of the country and the U.S. Constitution is when you cast a ballot. U.S. representatives and senators have the added privilege of accepting the Electoral College votes.

On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, was one of the 147 Republican members who voted not to accept the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. Why?

Those electoral votes were submitted and certified by every board of elections in the country and every state Legislature, under oath and penalty of law. The people deserve and need an explanation from Rep. Johnson.

What evidence did he see that was so compelling that he chose to reject the legally sworn to and validated votes of the people of the United States?

JANET M. HAZLETTE

Warren