When Congress met to count the electoral votes on January 6, 1961, it
had before it three certificates from Hawaii. The first was the
certificate of the Republican electors dated December 19 accompanied by
the November 28 certificate of the Acting Governor of Hawaii that the
electors had been appointed as a result of the November election.
The second was the certificate of the Democratic electors dated
December 19, 1960 casting their votes for John Kennedy.
The third certificate was from the Republican Governor of Hawaii
dated January 4, 1961 certifying that the Democratic electors had been
elected ``agreeably to the provision of the laws of the said State, and
in conformity with the Constitution and the laws of the United States''
as ``ascertained by judgment of the Circuit Court.'' The Governor
annexed a copy of the court's decision to the certificate of election.