The United States Electoral College met in various states on Monday (December 14) to formally confirm Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
(source: CNBC)
Voting is conducted throughout the day by voters from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, which reflect the results of the state's universal suffrage.
The six most controversial states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona, voted for Biden as the next president of the United States on Monday, according to media reports.
By the end of the day, Biden is expected to get 306 votes, while Trump is expected to win 232.
Biden is scheduled to address the nation on Monday night, in which he will stress that "the fairness of our election is still intact."
According to an excerpt from the speech released by the transition team, Biden will point out: "therefore, it is time to turn the page." Stick together. "
Electoral college voting is usually held one month after the election day. But Trump's unprecedented legal action gives the process more meaning.
Since Election Day, Trump, his campaign and his political allies have filed dozens of lawsuits asking federal and state courts to invalidate the election results on the basis of irregularities.
The repeated failures of these efforts prompted Trump to change tack in early December and began to personally put pressure on Republican state lawmakers to interfere with the choices of individual electors. So far, this has not worked.
Trump supporters held events outside the capitals of Pennsylvania and Arizona, two key swing states where Biden won, on Monday to protest the results of the Electoral College vote.
In Michigan, electors were escorted by police when the state capitol was threatened with violence. On Monday, a Republican state representative was stripped of his committee mandate by Republican leaders after he refused to rule out violence during the election in the capital of Lansing.
Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress have refused to acknowledge Biden's victory for fear of infuriating voters who support Trump.
Once the electors have officially recorded their votes for the president and vice president, the next major event in the electoral college process will be a joint session of Congress on January 6, during which the House and Senate will formally count the electoral votes.
Vice President Pence is expected to preside over the voting process on January 6 in his official capacity as President of the Senate, and his job will also include announcing the results of the vote.
Any objections from the United States Congress to the electoral votes must be submitted in writing and signed by at least one member of the House of Representatives and one senator. If there is any objection, the two divisions will consider the objection separately.
Rep. Brooks (Mo Brooks), Republican of Alabama, has said he will question the results of the House Electoral College vote. In the Senate, Johnson (Ron Johnson) of Wisconsin did not rule out similar objections.
Some Republican senators who have not publicly acknowledged Biden's victory have said they will accept Monday's electoral college vote as the final judgment in the 2020 presidential election.
However, the denial of Biden's victory by some Republicans in Congress is likely to last until January or more.
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