Is today the day?
When the presidential election took place 40 days ago, President Donald Trump at first appeared headed toward re-election. But as the night turned into morning, Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead. Then in the days and weeks that followed, which included numerous lawsuits from Team Trump and recounts in battleground states that didn’t alter the tallies by much, Biden was deemed the winner by major news agencies.
The voting will begin at 10 a.m. EST and is set to be carried live on several cable news networks as well as C-SPAN. As the count stands right now, Biden leads Trump in electoral votes, 306-232. The winner needs 270 votes.
Why today? “The electors by law meet on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, providing enough time to resolve any disputes about the Nov. 3 election,” The New York Post reported.
“Each of the 538 electors casts a vote for president and one for vice president. Those votes are counted and certified and combined with the governor’s vote totals. All 50 states have certified their votes. Copies are then sent to the US Senate, the state’s secretary of state, and the National Archives and Records Administration,” the Post said.
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