This process in theory could take 60 days longer than the 41 days a state is allowed to choose the electors it must send to the electoral college.
And of course, by that time, it had been centuries since German electoral princes had actually elected anybody, being electors in name alone.
This week's supposed make-or-break moment, then, may be less than it appears: the last chapter arrives only when Greek electors have spoken.
"The results from this analysis show that the highest rate of instances where electors moved back to their original address were aged between 20-24 years (24.8%), which is not anomalous behaviour for that age group," the submission said.
With little doubt that Davis will win the poll, commentators are focussing on how many of the 70,100 electors turn out to vote and the size of his majority.
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"All contacted electors offered up reasons for their movements that provided no evidence of systematic fraud, rather instances of ordinary movement, including but not limited to: moving to undertake employment, moving to undertake study, carer duties, owning multiple properties, and moving between rental properties," the submission said.
Two months later, in a significant policy shift, the Polisario Front agreed to Mr Annan's proposal that the commission should also scrutinise a further 65,000 potential electors.
This may help explain why some of the 14,000 electors who deserted Labour this week did so.
In a statement, acting electoral commissioner Tom Rogers said the Electoral Integrity Unit, which was established in July, was examining the enrolment details of a number of electors who were enrolled in the division of Indi at the 2013 federal election.
They have suddenly come up against the reality of the zero-sum game of Ulster sectarianism, where electors cast their votes to keep the "other side" out.
