Today, the US Electoral College is convening in order to cast its votes on behalf of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in order to officially announce Joe Biden as the president-elect of the United States.
Per The Independent, 78-year-old Joe Biden is expected to claim 306 votes to Donald Trump's 232 in accordance with the 2020 US presidential election results.
All 538 electors will meet in their respective states to cast their votes for president. The electors - most of whom were chosen by political parties in each state ahead of the November election - are beleived to be casting their ballots in state Capitol buildings, NBC News reports.
The first states set to cast their votes today are Indiana, Tennessee, and Vermont, which will take place at 10:00AM.
Electors from the battleground swing-states of Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania are expected to vote at noon, while it is slated that Wisconsin's will vote at 1:00PM and Michigan's at 2:00PM.
As of this writing, CNN reports that Biden received a record-breaking 81,282,896 (51.3%) votes across the US. Meanwhile, Trump trails behind on a more-than-respectable 74,222,484 (46.8%).
Kamala Harris calls Joe Biden after he was projected to win the election:The vote will effectively put an end to Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the election result on the unfounded claims of voter fraud.
In fact, last night (Sunday, December 13), Trump took to Twitter to once again repeat his allegations of fraud, writing: "Swing States that have found massive VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes as complete & correct without committing a severely punishable crime.
"Everybody knows that dead people, below age people, illegal immigrants, fake signatures, prisoners,....
".....and many others voted illegally. Also, machine 'glitches' (another word for FRAUD), ballot harvesting, non-resident voters, fake ballots, 'stuffing the ballot box', votes for pay, roughed up Republican Poll Watchers, and sometimes even more votes than people voting, took....
"....place in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and elsewhere. In all Swing State cases, there are far more votes than are necessary to win the State, and the Election itself. Therefore, VOTES CANNOT BE CERTIFIED. THIS ELECTION IS UNDER PROTEST!"
Twitter flagged each of Trump's tweets with a warning that reads: "This claim about voter fraud is disputed."
Votes cast throughout the day will be sent to Congress to be officially counted on January 6.
What is the Electoral College system?The 2020 US election results will be determined by the Electoral College system – not the American voter.
Many incorrectly believe that the national vote dictates who becomes president and vice-president. But the truth is, although the public directly elects governors, mayors, and members of Congress, it's the electoral college that decides who goes into the White House.
The Electoral College is a group of 538 people that meet every four years shortly after Election Day to choose the winner of the US presidency. It's made up of representatives from each state, who are appointed by their corresponding political parties.
The number of members each state is allowed is determined by its population. California has the most with a staggering 55 electors while smaller states like Alaska have just three – which is the minimum.
Each member of the electoral college represents one vote. Typically, each elector casts their vote based on whoever won the public vote in their state – however, this isn't always the case.
To win the 2020 US election, Donald Trump or Joe Biden required the majority of these votes – which is 270 is more.
This is why it's possible for a candidate to lose the popular vote but still win the US presidential election.
Back in 2013, Hilary Clinton received 3 million more votes more than Trump but lost the race. That's because he received 57% of the electoral college votes.
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