Yesterday Michigan Electors gathered at the Capitol of Michigan and voted for the President of the United States. What is an Elector? There seems to be quite a bit of information about that, the History site has a pretty good piece about the position.
In a nutshell, they are supposed to vote for President and Vice-President of the United States. As the History site stated:
“On Election Day, when Americans vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates of a political party, they are actually voting for the slate of electors who have pledged to cast their votes for that party. Electors’ names may or may not appear on the ballot beneath the names of the candidates, depending on the election rules and the format of the ballots in each state.”
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Singer Billy Gilman performed the national anthem by video as well.
Video of the event was broadcast but no media were allowed inside the state House of Representatives chamber where the vote took place.
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea presided over the ceremony with John McConnell Jr., chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island; and Providence Postmaster Jeanne Jackson there as witnesses along with the four Democratic party electors.
Those electors Elizabeth Beretta-Perik, James Diossa, Sabina Matos and Joe Paolino Jr. dutifully cast their votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
The pro-forma ceremonies taking place in states across the country took on more symbolic significance due to President Donald Trump s refusal to concede the election and unsuccessful Republican attempts to overturn the vote through lawsuits.
Sen. Mitch McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect, says Electoral College has spoken
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference following a weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus, Tuesday, Dec. 8. 2020 at the Capitol in Washington. Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect may have to keep waiting until January as GOP leaders stick with President Donald Trumpâs litany of legal challenges and unproven claims of fraud. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
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and last updated 2020-12-15 10:49:36-05
WASHINGTON (AP) â Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday as the president-elect. The Republican leader said the Electoral College has spoken.