Monday, December 15, 2008

Electoral College weighs in for Obama from Politico


Electors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia met Monday and officially cast their votes in one of the final steps in the 2008 presidential election.

By constitutional requirement, each state's electors meet on the first Monday following the second Wednesday in December. Electors must cast ballots for both president and vice president and sign six "Certificates of Vote" and "Certificates of Ascertainment" that report the results to the nearest federal judge, each Secretary of State, the National Archives and Vice President Dick Cheney. On January 6, Cheney will read the results and certify the election in front of a joint session of Congress before Obama is sworn in on January 20.

The vote is largely a formality as electors in many states are legally required to vote for the same candidate chosen by the majority of the state's voters.


rest at http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16610.html

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