A group of House Democrats are planning one final, futile effort to challenge Donald Trump's election by raising objections when Congress meets to certify the electoral votes today – but the move will get immediately shut down unless a senator decides to signs on.

The Republican Congress would vote down the effort in any event.

Several House members have been considering raising objections to the official vote certification – an act that wouldn't have halted Trump's win but could have forced debates in each chamber that would have kept the spotlight on the intelligence community's claims of Russian interference in the elections.

Their chief problem has been finding a senator who would join their effort to at least secure a debate on the subject.

Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee is now saying she will voice an objection when Congress meets in a Joint Session Friday afternoon.

But a senator has not emerged who would second her effort.

Democratic representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas says she will challenge Donald Trump's election when Congress meets in Joint Session to certify the electoral votes – but hasn't secured a requisite senator to join her protest

Representative Ed Perlmutter was prepared to issue a letter objecting to the certification of Donald Trump's electoral college victory, after failing to find a senator who would join him

Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado had been prepared to raise an objection to certifying the vote, but backed off after failing to locate a senator in agreement.

'We are not going to file an official objection. We just weren't able to secure a senator,' his spokeswoman, Ashley Verville told DailyMail.com.

"This is an American question of justice and fairness and the appropriate running of presidential elections," Jackson Lee told Politico.

Her decision to push forward sets up a scenario that echoes the session following the contested 2000 elections, when angry Democrats – including several members of the Congressional Black Caucus – yelled out futile objections, only to get shut down because of the lack of a Senate ally.

In a bitter twist that year, the loser, Vice President Al Gore, had to preside over his loss as president of the Senate at the time.

'Is the point of order signed by a senator?' Gore was forced to ask objecting Democrats.

'I don't care that it is not signed by a senator,' responded one of them, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California), who walked out in protest.

'You will be advised that the rules do care,' Gore responded.

Jackson Lee acknowledged her failure to find a supporter in the other chamber. '"I certainly think the difficulty will be if we do not secure a senator,' she told the publication.

Even if they got an objection through, it would have been voted down in the GOP-controlled House and Senate, sealing Trump's win.

Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) has been considering a challenge to the certification of the electoral votes

Representative Bobby Scott also has been considering a challenge – but without a senator it won't go anywhere

Colorado members of the Electoral College waiting to be sworn in to vote for president of the United States at the Colorado State Capitol. December 19, 2016

Perlmutter issued a statement Thursday morning citing charges of Russian interference, on a day when the Senate Armed Services Committee probed Russian cyber hacks.

'It is clear Russia intervened in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This action by a foreign nation was unprecedented, violated our Constitution and undermined the founding pillars of American liberty and democracy. This is not about trying to stop Donald Trump from becoming President. This is about the fact that our liberty, freedom and democracy were compromised by Russia’s intrusion into America’s election,' he said in the statement.

Two other House Democrats, dean of the House Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, and Rep. Bobby Scott also were considering challenges, Politico reported Thursday afternoon.

California Senator Barbara Boxer joined Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio's attempt to challenge the Ohio vote after the 2004 election.

A group trying to drum up opposition to ratifying the votes presented lawmakers with a document showing Trump electors weren't eligible to vote because didn't live in the congressional districts they represented.

The report said 50 Trump electors didn't live in the right district, Salon reported.