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CHARLESTON Five West Virginians, including Gov. Jim Justice, cast the state’s five electoral votes for Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence Monday as the Electoral College met across the country, giving Democrat Joe Biden the majority of electoral votes.
“This is a casting of our electoral votes in West Virginia,” Justice said. “Today we are fulfilling our civic duty to our country. It is a very important event.”
Justice, Lewis Rexroad of Wood County; Beth Bloch of Kanawha County; Paul Hartling of Putnam County; and Gary Duncan of Jefferson County met Monday at the Capitol to cast the electoral votes.
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US President-Elect Biden’s Win Over Trump Affirmed in Elector Vote
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the Electoral College vote certification process at The Queen theater on Dec. 14, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. / Getty Kyodo
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By Kyodo News 15 December 2020
Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election was affirmed through a vote on Monday by so-called electors from each of the US states, leaving Republican President Donald Trump with few options but to wind down his attempt to overturn the results.
The electoral vote, usually an event that is little more than a formality, had gained significance as the incumbent has yet to concede, pushing ahead with largely futile legal challenges containing baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.
Washington: It is time to “unite, heal and turn the page” on the US election, President-elect Joe Biden told Americans, hours after the Electoral College affirmed his victory over Republican President Donald Trump, who has refused to concede his loss and filed a litany of legal challenges to overturn the poll results.
The members of the 538-member Electoral College on Monday pushed Biden past the 270-vote threshold to win the race for the White House, one of the final steps required for the 78-year-old Democrat to take office in January next year.
Under the US system, voters actually cast their ballots for electors, who in turn, formally vote for candidates weeks after the election.
Biden hits campaign trail in Georgia after top Republicans acknowledge his win By Jarrett Renshaw
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a televised address to the nation in Wilmington
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Hours after speaking with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and vowing to try to work together, President-elect Joe Biden urged Georgians on Tuesday to oust McConnell as majority leader by electing the two Democratic candidates in Jan. 5 Senate runoffs.
In a speech that marked his return to the campaign trail a day after the Electoral College confirmed his Nov. 3 election victory, Biden, a Democrat, laid out the stakes of the twin contests in no uncertain terms, warning that leaving the Senate in Republican hands could threaten much of his policy agenda.