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The Latest: Biden says election workers showed courage
December 15, 2020 GMT
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.
FINAL TALLY OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES:
Democrat Joe Biden: 306
7:55 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden says local election officials and workers endured threats of violence and verbal abuse while ensuring that democracy prevailed in the November election.
In a speech Monday after the Electoral College affirmed his victory, Biden said that the threats were “simply unconscionable” but that the workers showed courage and commitment to free and fair elections in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, a member of Arizona s Electoral College, signs a commemorative copy of the Arizona Presidential Electoral Ballot after casting a vote in the Arizona Electoral College Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, POOL)
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With Hawaii reporting their electoral vote Monday, Biden has 306 to President Donald Trump’s 232 votes, solidifying the Democrat s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
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Here is the full statement by the church:
“We congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States. We also congratulate Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
“We invite people everywhere, whatever their political views, to join us in praying for this new administration and for leaders of nations around the world. Praying for those in public office has been a practice of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its founding. The men and women who lead our nations and communities need our prayers. “We thank President Donald Trump and Vice-President Michael Pence for their public service and wish them and their families well in their future endeavors. We commend all those who engaged in the election process at a national or local level. Their participation in our democratic process, by its nature, demands much of those who offer themselves for public service.