Massachusetts electors cast 11 state votes for Biden, Harris
Updated December 14, 2020, 4:17 p.m.
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Elector Lesley Phillips of Cambridge, Mass., right, casts a presidential ballot during the gathering of Massachusetts Electoral College members in the Mass. House of Representatives.Charles Krupa/Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) â Massachusetts electors have cast the stateâs 11 electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Biden handily won Massachusetts with more than 65% of the vote.
The electors, who were chosen by Massachusetts voters in the Nov. 3 election, gathered Monday at 3 p.m. to cast their votes in the House chamber at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Massachusetts electors cast 11 state votes for Biden, Harris
December 14, 2020 GMT
BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts electors have cast the state’s 11 electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Biden handily won Massachusetts with more than 65% of the vote.
The electors, who were chosen by Massachusetts voters in the Nov. 3 election, gathered Monday at 3 p.m. to cast their votes in the House chamber at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Before voting, 10 of the 11 original electors had to fill one of the seats left vacant by the death of elector Ronald Valerio of Auburn.
The Commonwealth William Galvin began the process by taking a roll of the electors and announcing the vacancy.
Biden handily won Massachusetts with more than 65% of the vote.
The electors, who were chosen by Massachusetts voters in the Nov. 3 election, gathered Monday at 3 p.m. to cast their votes in the House chamber at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Before voting, 10 of the 11 original electors had to fill one of the seats left vacant by the death of elector Ronald Valerio of Auburn.
The Commonwealth William Galvin began the process by taking a roll of the electors and announcing the vacancy.
State law allows electors to choose any Massachusetts citizen to fill a vacancy among electors. The Massachusetts Democratic Party has a practice of choosing two alternate electors to attend the meeting, in case of a vacancy.