If pence were sick, someone else would sit in....It's to enter the electoral college vote that took place in December, in to the Congressional records, the government archival records,thats a damn lieThe rubes wanted him dead.
Trump supporters did not/do not want pence dead
"And Pence, as vice president on that day, had no role other than a ceremonial one -- to oversee the formal certification of the electoral vote count that showed Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election"
OK.
If it was merely ceremonial why do it?
Biden would be certified as president with or without pence.
It's ceremonial and for the record purpose above...from what I have read on it....
All Pence did, was call the name of the state, and announce the electoral votes cast to whom, then asks the Senate and congress critters of that state if there is an objection to the electoral votes that he announced as the count, and there are measures for the State critters to object, if they are met....but the Vice President has no say in that....
The VP, is there in a ceremonial capacity only, he doesn't have a vote or objection rights, for any of the state electors.