Electors confirmed trump’s election as president of the United States
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December 19 electors from different states meet to select the next US president. As a result of voting in the 46 states, Donald Trump won the necessary 270 electoral votes and becomes the US 45 president.
Often this is a formal procedure established by the Constitution, which does not attract much attention, but in this election most Americans follow it, writes ABC News.
The ceremonial role of the Electoral College was key in the 2016 elections of the year for 2 reasons: Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won the majority of votes, and with a significant margin in excess of 2 million votes; The CIA and the FBI agreed that Russia used hacker attacks in US elections to help Donald Trump win the election.
Therefore, some politicians and publics expect that 538 electors can and should play a more decisive role in shaping the results of these elections.
December 19 protests are held in all 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia, which should, in the opinion of their organizers, inspire electors to vote in accordance with the will of the majority of voters.
Overview of what's happening on election day
What happens on December 19?
Electors gather in their states to vote. The process of their expression will be open to the press, the results will appear from 10: 00 to 19: 00 EST.
Who are the electors?
The electoral college is made up of 538 members: this number is equal to the number of senators, members of the House of Representatives plus the 3 elector from the District of Columbia. All states except Maine and Nebraska adhere to the rule that the state winner receives the votes of all electors. In Maine and Nebraska, electors consider voting results by district, and not just in the state. In most states, electors are chosen from party activists. Some electors asked the FBI for secret information a few days before the vote in order to sort out the situation with Russian hacker attacks.
As of 17: 30, it became known that Donald Trump won the necessary 270 electoral votes and becomes the US President’s 45, reports New York Times.
6 January Congress must approve the results of the vote of the electors, then almost all the formal procedures for the election of the US president will end.
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