Georgia secretary of state orders hand recount of all ballots. And they aren't even done with the first counting. And assuming both of those get done, the losing candidate can then request another recount using machines.
A good summary of the electoral college can be found here:
Read about the Electoral College, how it works and state legislation to change the distribution of electoral votes and about faithless electors.
www.ncsl.org
There is a federal statute that says all election disputes must be resolved by December 8th.
www.law.cornell.edu
"If any
State shall have provided, by laws enacted prior to the day fixed for the appointment of the electors, for its final determination of any controversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the electors of such
State, by judicial or other methods or procedures, and such determination shall have been made at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, such determination made pursuant to such law so existing on said day, and made at least six days prior to said time of meeting of the electors, shall be conclusive, and shall govern in the counting of the electoral votes as provided in the Constitution, and as hereinafter regulated, so far as the ascertainment of the electors appointed by such
State is concerned. "
I think it just tells the states to make a decision somehow, and that however they do so is valid, idea being we are out of time and have to have results. It is a confusing and poorly written statute, but it just might be the catalyst behind the potential unrest. The secretary of state in Georgia could claim that by law he has to appoint the electors himself because the count was never finished. If a few more states did the same thing, then that changes the outcome of the election. Just because that has never happened before doesn't mean that it can't, mostly because everything about that scenario is legal and constitutional.