Meeting in state capitols around the country, members of the Electoral College cast their constitutionally required ballots for President and Vice-President yesterday. Initial reports indicate that all 538 members voted as per their state's popular votes, giving Barack Obama and Joe Biden 365 votes, and John McCain and Sarah Palin 173 votes. 270 are required to win.
The signed and certified ballots will now be sent to the President of the Senate (in this case, Vice-President Dick Cheney), who will preside over a joint session of Congress, where the Certificates will be arranged and unopened in alphabetical order on January 6, 2009.
