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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden listens during an event to announce his choice for several positions in his administration at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Joe Biden has a lot to accomplish in building out his administration. He is aiming for a historically diverse Cabinet without overlooking long-time allies in his partys establishment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Electors gathered in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally affirm President-elect Joe Biden s victory in the Nov. 3 election. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
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WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
TALLY OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AS OF 4:26 P.M. EST
Democrat Joe Biden: 240
4:55 p.m.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn says Joe Biden seems on his way to becoming the next president.
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Michigan s electors gather in the Senate chamber in Lansing on Monday to cast their ballots to confirm the election of Joe Biden as president.
LANSING Michigan s 16 presidential electors cast their votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden, who reclaimed the battleground state for Democrats on his way to winning the White House.
Biden officially clinched the presidency after the Electoral College confirmed his victory Monday, capping a tumultuous period sparked by President Donald Trump s refusal to acknowledge he lost with the help of Republicans willing to support his unsubstantiated claims.
Electors in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia cast their ballots for president and vice president in time-honored constitutional ceremonies that took on new importance after Trump insisted without evidence that the election was rigged.
Print article WASHINGTON The Electoral College formally chose Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, giving him a solid electoral majority of 306 votes and confirming his victory in last month’s election. The state-by-state voting took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost. Heightened security was in place in some states as electors met on the day established by federal law. Electors cast paper ballots in gatherings with masks, social distancing and other virus precautions the order of the day. The results will be sent to Washington and tallied in a Jan. 6 joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.