This is from Time magazine November 2, 2024. Pretty interesting details..
The 9 Dates That Matter After Election Day
https://time.com/7171517/electoral-college-dates-inauguration/
December 17: Electors vote
In every state, the electors will meet and cast votes for President and Vice President. Each election cycle, this happens on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December.In 2024 that falls on Dec. 17
The electors’ votes are recorded and sealed with the certificates of ascertainment signed by the governor and the whole packet is sent to Congress and the National Archives.
Jan. 3, 2025House and Senate convene
Every two years, the newly elected House and Senate convene at noon on Jan. 3. If the president of the Senate still has not received a set of electoral certificates by that time, copies can be requested from the Archivist.
For the House of Representatives, its first order of business is electing the Speaker.If the Republicans hold the House, Speaker Mike Johnson will likely retain that gavel. Democrats would likely support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker, if they take control of the chamber
Jan. 6, 2025Counting the electoral votes
The sitting Vice President—as president of the Senate—has a ceremonial duty to oversee the final step of the Electoral College process at 1 pm on Jan. 6, 2025 during a joint session of the House and Senate.Whether or not she wins the election, that role will be handled by Vice President Harris, who will preside over the ceremony as electoral certificates for each state are counted and tallied and a winner is declared
After Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election loss on Jan. 6, 2021, Congress clarified that the vice president’s role in the process is to perform “solely ministerial duties” and has no power to reject electoral votes.
Jan 20, 2025Inauguration Day
Around noon on Jan. 20, 2025, the President-elect will take the Oath of Office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. When he was the outgoing President in 2021, Trump did not attend Biden’s inauguration. This time around, Biden intends to attend the ceremony regardless of who wins. “This President believes in the peaceful transfer of power, and that’s what you’re going to see this President do,” spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said.