US voters have spoken: What’s next to make it official?
4 years, 1 month ago

US voters have spoken: What’s next to make it official?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — This year’s election was not the last step in selecting Joe Biden as the next American president. A look at the key steps: — When American citizens voted for Biden or President Donald Trump, they really were voting for electors in their state. Thirty-three states and D.C. have laws or party regulations requiring electors to vote the same way the popular vote goes in the state. If one ticket has received 270 or more electoral votes, the president of the Senate, currently Vice President Mike Pence, announces the results. If neither presidential candidate got at least 270 electoral votes, the House would decide the election, based on the 12th Amendment to the Constitution.

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US Election Results 2024 LIVE: A Final Showdown Between Trump and Harris
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election Results 2024 LIVE: A Final Showdown Between Trump and Harris

ABP News  

The final presidential election in the United States is set to begin on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with both Republican former President Trump and Democratic Vice President Harris predicting their victory. Both candidates urged their supporters to show up on Election Day in Pennsylvania, which holds the largest share of votes in the Electoral College of any of the seven …

Congress approves new election rules in response to 6 January insurrection
2 years ago

Congress approves new election rules in response to 6 January insurrection

Firstpost  

The House passed an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act as part of its massive, end-of-the-year spending bill, after the Senate approved identical wording Thursday. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet …

A Proposal for Electoral College Reform as Biden Becomes President
3 years, 11 months ago

A Proposal for Electoral College Reform as Biden Becomes President

The Quint  

This is not a reference to the method Maine and Nebraska use — to assign two electors, winner-takes-all, on the basis of the statewide popular vote and one elector based on the vote in each congressional district. But things get more interesting in the two recent presidential elections, in which the Electoral College victor did not win the popular vote. …

Congress Certifies Biden Victory; Trump Pledges 'Orderly Transition' On Jan. 20
3 years, 11 months ago

Congress Certifies Biden Victory; Trump Pledges 'Orderly Transition' On Jan. 20

NPR  

Congress Certifies Biden Victory; Trump Pledges 'Orderly Transition' On Jan. 20 Enlarge this image toggle caption Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images Updated at 4 a.m. Sponsor Message Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who took up Trump's call that lawmakers object to the results of the election, said Wednesday night that the Senate should consider his objections, but that they …

January 6 electoral vote count and protest news
3 years, 11 months ago

January 6 electoral vote count and protest news

CNN  

Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Milner, Georgia, on January 4. Megan Varner/Getty Images President Trump’s dogged effort to ignore the voters, state election officials, the courts and the Electoral College has come down to his latest wild idea — that he’ll just get Vice President Mike Pence to steal the thing for him. It’s his job to call on …

January 6 electoral vote count and protest news
3 years, 11 months ago

January 6 electoral vote count and protest news

CNN  

Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Milner, Georgia, on January 4. Megan Varner/Getty Images President Trump’s dogged effort to ignore the voters, state election officials, the courts and the Electoral College has come down to his latest wild idea — that he’ll just get Vice President Mike Pence to steal the thing for him. It’s his job to call on …

EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes
3 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes could drag late into the night as some Republicans plan to challenge Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in at least six states. The last time such an objection was considered was 2005, when Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, both Democrats, objected to Ohio’s electoral …

What to expect when US Congress meets to affirm Biden’s win
3 years, 11 months ago

What to expect when US Congress meets to affirm Biden’s win

Al Jazeera  

Republicans, goaded by Trump, promise to slow down the inevitable: Joe Biden’s last official step to the presidency. At 1pm, the House and Senate will convene a joint session of Congress, presided over by the vice president in his role as president of the Senate, to conduct the constitutionally prescribed counting of the Electoral College votes, which were determined by …

Why Trump’s latest Electoral College ploy is doomed to fail
4 years ago

Why Trump’s latest Electoral College ploy is doomed to fail

Associated Press  

Even as President-elect Joe Biden’s victory was affirmed by the Electoral College on Monday, Republican electors supporting President Donald Trump met in a handful of battleground states won by Biden and tried to appoint themselves as “alternate electors” that could keep the president in office. Even in the GOP-controlled Senate, enough Republican senators have signaled objections to Trump’s attempts to …

Joe Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory
4 years ago

Joe Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory

Hindustan Times  

The Electoral College gave Joe Biden a majority of its votes Monday, confirming his victory in last month’s election in state-by-state voting that took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he lost. In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — the six battleground states that Biden won and Trump contested — electors …

Joe Biden captures electoral votes from all states Donald Trump contested
4 years ago

Joe Biden captures electoral votes from all states Donald Trump contested

Hindustan Times  

Electoral College members in all six battleground states where President Donald Trump most fiercely contested the results cast their ballots for Democrat Joe Biden on Monday, effectively cutting off the president’s path to overturning the election. Electors in 50 US states and District of Columbia are voting for president and vice president in time-honored constitutional ceremonies that have drawn new …

Electoral College officially confirms Biden presidential victory
4 years ago

Electoral College officially confirms Biden presidential victory

Al Jazeera  

President-elect rebukes Trump’s attacks on the election and refusal to concede. United States President-elect Joe Biden claimed victory in the Electoral College after key battleground states gave him and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris a clear majority of electors and he rebuked President Donald Trump for failing to acknowledge the will of the American people. “In America, politicians don’t take power …

US presidential electors explain the Electoral College
4 years ago

US presidential electors explain the Electoral College

Al Jazeera  

The Electoral College, the United States’ quirky and sometimes controversial method for electing its presidents, is set to formally cast its ballots across the country on Monday. Despite Trump’s actions, the Electoral College system has guided presidential elections since the US’s first election in 1789. Serving as a Trump elector – Trump won North Carolina’s popular vote on Election Day …

Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become US president; tally reaches 279
4 years ago

Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become US president; tally reaches 279

Firstpost  

Although lawmakers can object to accepting the electors’ votes, it would be almost impossible for Biden to be blocked at that point Washington: California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House. Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s formal approval …

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president
4 years ago

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

Associated Press  

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House. Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s formal approval of Biden’s win in the state brought his tally of pledged electors so far to 279, according to a tally by The Associated …

States certifying results ahead of Electoral College meeting
4 years, 1 month ago

States certifying results ahead of Electoral College meeting

Associated Press  

States have begun certifying their results from the Nov. 3 presidential election in the run-up to the Electoral College meeting in mid-December. A total of 16 states have so far certified their results, awarding President-elect Joe Biden 54 of his 306 Electoral College votes and Trump 73 of his 232 votes. All states must certify before the Electoral College meets …

Joe Biden makes White House plans while Donald Trump still refuses to concede US election. What happens next?
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden makes White House plans while Donald Trump still refuses to concede US election. What happens next?

ABC  

As Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House to begin work as president, Donald Trump shows no signs of conceding defeat. January 7 is the next date to note That's when the House and Senate hold a joint session to count the electoral votes. When Biden or Trump receives 270 or more electoral votes, the President of the …

What’s next? U.S. election verdict isn’t last step
4 years, 1 month ago

What’s next? U.S. election verdict isn’t last step

The Hindu  

Saturday’s election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American President. A look at the key steps: — When American citizens vote for a presidential candidate, they really are voting for electors in their State. State laws vary on how electors are selected but, generally, a slate of electors for each party’s candidate is chosen at State party conventions …

What’s next? Saturday’s election verdict isn’t last step
4 years, 1 month ago

What’s next? Saturday’s election verdict isn’t last step

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Saturday’s election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president. State laws vary on how electors are selected but, generally, a slate of electors for each party’s candidate is chosen at state party conventions or by a vote of a party’s central committee. If one ticket has received 270 or more electoral votes, the president of …

After Joe Biden wins US presidential election, what happens next?
4 years, 1 month ago

After Joe Biden wins US presidential election, what happens next?

Al Jazeera  

While Joe Biden is the United States’ president-elect, there are several key dates on his road to the White House. Former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7 passed the 270 vote electoral college threshold needed to claim victory in the 2020 presidential election, making him president-elect of the United States and Senator Kamala Harris vice president-elect. Regardless of …

Who are US electoral college voters and what could happen if state results are disputed?
4 years, 1 month ago

Who are US electoral college voters and what could happen if state results are disputed?

ABC  

Battleground states are still being counted and the US election remains too close to call. In 48 of the 50 states, as well as Washington DC, whoever wins that state's popular vote choses the state's electors — typically party insiders who will vote for their candidate. In the lead up to the election, experts said the President could press Republican-controlled …

Joe Biden says he is winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes, but stops short of declaring victory
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden says he is winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes, but stops short of declaring victory

ABC  

Democratic challenger Joe Biden says he is on track to claim 270 electoral votes and win the US election, citing leads over President Donald Trump in key battleground states. Key points: Mr Biden called for Americans to unite following "a long difficult campaign" He said the result of the election would be decided by voters Mr Biden called for "every …

Winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed for presidency: Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

Winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed for presidency: Biden

Live Mint  

Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is winning enough states to reach the magic number of 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency. Biden's remarks, in which he described this as a victory for American people, democracy and America, came after major media networks projected him as the winner in the two major battleground …

2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Biden Has An Edge Over Trump With 5 Months To Go
4 years, 6 months ago

2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Biden Has An Edge Over Trump With 5 Months To Go

NPR  

2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Biden Has An Edge Over Trump With 5 Months To Go Loading. The analysis finds he's still 32 electoral votes short of the 270 he would need, and the Democrat needs to peel off key states Trump won in 2016 to get over the line. Inside the ratings Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP The …

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