Dec 15, 2020
LANSING (AP) Michigan electors cast 16 votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden, who reclaimed the battleground state for Democrats on his way to winning the White House.
The vote was announced by Democratic Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, who presided over a scaled-back, socially distanced Electoral College ceremony inside the Michigan Senate.
The Capitol was closed to the public due to coronavirus restrictions. Lawmakers also closed their offices because of threats of violence. Electors and some top Democrats were escorted into the Statehouse by state police.
“The people have spoken,” said Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who delivered remarks in which she noted that a record 5.5 million Michigan voters cast ballots in the election despite the pandemic. “It was a safe, secure and fair election.”
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December 14, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
Electors gathered 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 7:10 P.M. EST
Democrat Joe Biden: 306
7:45 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden says his Electoral College victory of the same magnitude as President Donald Trump’s in 2016 is a signal that the current president should finally accept his own defeat in this year’s election.
DAVID EGGERT
LANSING Michigan electors cast 16 votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden, who reclaimed the battleground state for Democrats on his way to winning the White House.
The vote was announced by Michigan Democratic Party Chairwoman Lavora Barnes and confirmed by Democratic Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II during a scaled-back, socially distanced Electoral College ceremony inside the Michigan Senate.
The Capitol was closed to the public due to coronavirus restrictions. Lawmakers also closed their offices because of threats of violence. Electors and some top Democrats were escorted into the statehouse by state police while a sparse group of protesters gathered outside.
6:50 p.m.
One of President Donald Trump s closest congressional allies says he s talked with President-elect Joe Biden and will be helpful where I can.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that he recently had a pleasant 10-minute conversation with Biden and has spoken to some of the Democrat s picks to lead his administration.
The South Carolina Republican says he expects Trump to let continuing legal challenges over the presidential election results play out, saying he saw a very, very narrow path for Trump to achieve a second term.
Graham also said that he would support a waiver for retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary and that Janet Yellen would be fine to lead the Treasury Department.
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