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| Donald Trump’s Final Lap, the Electoral College, Before the White House | Donald Trump’s Final Lap, the Electoral College, Before the White House |
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| Right Now: As of 2:50 p.m. Eastern time, voting had ended in at least 34 states, with 215 votes for Donald J. Trump and 113 for Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump needs 270 votes for his Election Day victory to become official. | |
| ■ Convening in every state and the District of Columbia, the 538 members of the Electoral College are officially deciding who will be the next president and vice president. New York Times journalists across the country are monitoring the day’s events. | ■ Convening in every state and the District of Columbia, the 538 members of the Electoral College are officially deciding who will be the next president and vice president. New York Times journalists across the country are monitoring the day’s events. |
| ■ Despite calls for electors to defy the voters in states carried by Mr. Trump, the only signs of “faithless” electors have been in states that Mrs. Clinton won. An elector in Maine voted for Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont rather than Mrs. Clinton. And a Minnesota elector who was a Sanders supporter said he could not vote for Mrs. Clinton, and was replaced by an alternate, so his protest did not affect the tally. | |
| ■ Those seeking to prevent Mr. Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence from taking office faced long odds — and in some cases, state laws that bind electors to uphold the popular vote. | |
| ■ Raucous protests broke out at many statehouses, highlighting the deep divisions that emerged during the campaign. Demonstrators were protesting the selection of Mr. Trump, and the fact that he was able to win the electoral vote despite losing the popular vote by more than 2.5 million votes. | |
| Demonstrators gathered at the Capitol in frigid temperatures before the Michigan’s 16 electors were to cast their votes in Lansing. | Demonstrators gathered at the Capitol in frigid temperatures before the Michigan’s 16 electors were to cast their votes in Lansing. |
| Over a loudspeaker that echoed across the capitol’s snowy lawn, a protest leader called out the name of each elector, one by one, before pleading with them all to “vote their conscience” and “do not let love be trumped by hate.” | Over a loudspeaker that echoed across the capitol’s snowy lawn, a protest leader called out the name of each elector, one by one, before pleading with them all to “vote their conscience” and “do not let love be trumped by hate.” |
| Someone carried an American flag. Others waved signs with messages like: “Nyet Trump.” Speakers offered an array of reasons — the future of immigrants, Muslims, women — for why electors should reject Mr. Trump. | |
| State law in Michigan bars electors for choosing someone other than the winner of Michigan’s vote, but that has not stopped a flood of efforts, via email and phone calls, even before Monday’s protest. Mr. Trump won the state by only about 11,000 votes. — MONICA DAVEY | |
| Mr. Trump won the unanimous votes of 16 electors in Georgia and 11 in Tennessee, states he handily won in the November election. | |
| Protesters gathered outside the state capitol buildings in Atlanta and Nashville before the ballots were cast, and in the House chamber in Nashville, “there were a few protesters in the gallery, and a couple of times they would try to say something or shout — but nothing outrageous,” said Adam Ghassemi, the spokesman for the secretary of state. | Protesters gathered outside the state capitol buildings in Atlanta and Nashville before the ballots were cast, and in the House chamber in Nashville, “there were a few protesters in the gallery, and a couple of times they would try to say something or shout — but nothing outrageous,” said Adam Ghassemi, the spokesman for the secretary of state. |
| Tennessee’s electors were bound by state law to vote for the winning presidential candidate. Georgia’s were not, but before voting, electors there had to select a replacement for an elector who earlier has resigned, saying he could not vote for Mr. Trump. — MICHAEL WINES | Tennessee’s electors were bound by state law to vote for the winning presidential candidate. Georgia’s were not, but before voting, electors there had to select a replacement for an elector who earlier has resigned, saying he could not vote for Mr. Trump. — MICHAEL WINES |
| Unlike most states, Maine does not award all four of its electoral votes to the popular vote winner. It gives two votes to the winner of the state’s popular vote, and one each to the winner of the state’s two congressional districts. The elector from the state’s Second Congressional District is expected to support Mr. Trump, who won the most votes in that district. Another elector, David Bright, wrote on Facebook on Monday that he would vote for Mr. Sanders. | |
| Mr. Sanders was defeated by Mrs. Clinton in the Democratic primary, but handily won the caucuses in Maine, and the elector, David Bright, wrote that he wanted to send a message to people who cast their first votes for the Democratic Party to support Mr. Sanders. | Mr. Sanders was defeated by Mrs. Clinton in the Democratic primary, but handily won the caucuses in Maine, and the elector, David Bright, wrote that he wanted to send a message to people who cast their first votes for the Democratic Party to support Mr. Sanders. |
| “I cast my Electoral College vote for Bernie Sanders today to let those new voters who were inspired by him know that some of us did hear them, did listen to them, do respect them and understand their disappointment,” wrote Mr. Bright, whose comments were reported by The Portland Press Herald and the The Bangor Daily News. The state’s other two Democratic electors were expected to support Mrs. Clinton. — JESS BIDGOOD | “I cast my Electoral College vote for Bernie Sanders today to let those new voters who were inspired by him know that some of us did hear them, did listen to them, do respect them and understand their disappointment,” wrote Mr. Bright, whose comments were reported by The Portland Press Herald and the The Bangor Daily News. The state’s other two Democratic electors were expected to support Mrs. Clinton. — JESS BIDGOOD |
| In Harrisburg, hundreds of protesters chanted and waved signs on the steps of the State Capitol and in the lobby, but they were fairly subdued, acknowledging that they did not expect to affect the outcome. | In Harrisburg, hundreds of protesters chanted and waved signs on the steps of the State Capitol and in the lobby, but they were fairly subdued, acknowledging that they did not expect to affect the outcome. |
| Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the election, one of three states — with Wisconsin and Michigan — that Mrs. Clinton was expected to carry, but that Mr. Trump won by less than 1 percent. | |
| When the electors cast Pennsylvania’s 20 votes for Mr. Trump, the legislative chamber echoed with a long round of applause, followed by shouts of “shame on you” from the visitors’ gallery. — RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | When the electors cast Pennsylvania’s 20 votes for Mr. Trump, the legislative chamber echoed with a long round of applause, followed by shouts of “shame on you” from the visitors’ gallery. — RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA |
| Electors in Madison cast all 10 of the state’s electoral votes for Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence, as was widely expected. | |
| The meeting drew a crowd of several dozen to the Capitol, and a few in the audience booed and chanted “Shame!” after the results were announced. A handful of protesters were escorted out of the room by the authorities, but most stayed seated and the meeting continued with only a few slight pauses. The meeting adjourned after 19 minutes. — MITCH SMITH | The meeting drew a crowd of several dozen to the Capitol, and a few in the audience booed and chanted “Shame!” after the results were announced. A handful of protesters were escorted out of the room by the authorities, but most stayed seated and the meeting continued with only a few slight pauses. The meeting adjourned after 19 minutes. — MITCH SMITH |
| Mississippi’s six electors unanimously and uneventfully cast their ballots for Mr. Trump, who carried the state in November, according to the spokeswoman for the secretary of state, Leah Smith. | |
| A handful of protesters were outside the state capitol in Jackson, and four quietly witnessed the vote in a meeting room inside. | A handful of protesters were outside the state capitol in Jackson, and four quietly witnessed the vote in a meeting room inside. |
| Among the electors, The Associated Press reported, was Charles Evers, the former Republican mayor of Fayette, a talk-radio host and the brother of Medgar Evers, the anti-segregation activist whose murder in 1963 was a landmark in the civil-rights movement. — MICHAEL WINES | Among the electors, The Associated Press reported, was Charles Evers, the former Republican mayor of Fayette, a talk-radio host and the brother of Medgar Evers, the anti-segregation activist whose murder in 1963 was a landmark in the civil-rights movement. — MICHAEL WINES |
| Most meetings of electors are being held in state capitals, usually in legislative chambers where public seating is limited. A number of states are live-streaming voting, including (but not limited to) California, Florida, Louisiana, Illinois, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, Indiana and Tennessee. The offices and websites of individual secretaries of state can offer more information on whether and where meetings will be broadcast. | Most meetings of electors are being held in state capitals, usually in legislative chambers where public seating is limited. A number of states are live-streaming voting, including (but not limited to) California, Florida, Louisiana, Illinois, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, Indiana and Tennessee. The offices and websites of individual secretaries of state can offer more information on whether and where meetings will be broadcast. |
| Arizona’s 11 electors were not obligated to vote for the winning candidate, which explains why so many protesters gathered on both sides of the State Capitol for a last-ditch — and long-shot — push to get them to change their minds. | Arizona’s 11 electors were not obligated to vote for the winning candidate, which explains why so many protesters gathered on both sides of the State Capitol for a last-ditch — and long-shot — push to get them to change their minds. |
| They carried signs that read, “Country before party” and “Electors: Save us, dump Trump.” They brought their children, their dogs and what was left of their hopes. | They carried signs that read, “Country before party” and “Electors: Save us, dump Trump.” They brought their children, their dogs and what was left of their hopes. |
| Karen O’Brien, 54, who voted for Mrs. Clinton, said, “I’m praying that we can get the electors to flip their votes.” | Karen O’Brien, 54, who voted for Mrs. Clinton, said, “I’m praying that we can get the electors to flip their votes.” |
| It did not work. | |
| Inside, Secretary of State Michele Reagan, a Republican, asked the electors, “Are you ready to tie up this election with a big red bow?” | Inside, Secretary of State Michele Reagan, a Republican, asked the electors, “Are you ready to tie up this election with a big red bow?” |
| And that is exactly what they did, casting a unanimous vote for Mr. Trump, who won the state by 91,000 votes. It was a smaller margin than that of Mitt Romney in 2012 (201,000 votes), but it was a victory nonetheless. — FERNANDA SANTOS |