[Cheerio]

BTW, anyone else hearing rumors that the electoral college has been counted and Obama does not have enough votes to take office?

Is this just a rumor? How come we wouldn't have heard something about this when all the electors got together in each state on Dec 15?

[econjack]

I think it might just be wishful thinking on some peoples’ part as I have not seen anything anywhere about it in print. The rumor came to me from a lady who's kinda into the psychic world.

[smokingfrog]

December 9, 2008

• Date for Determination of Controversy as to Appointment of Electors
  States must make final determinations of any controversies or contests as to the appointment of electors at least six days before December 15 meetings of electors for their electoral votes to be presumptively valid when presented to Congress. Determinations by States' lawful tribunals are conclusive, if decided under laws enacted prior to election day.
  
  

December 15, 2008

• Meetings of Electors and Transmission of Certificates of Vote to NARA
  The electors meet in their State to select the President and Vice President of the United States. No Constitutional provision or Federal law requires electors to vote in accordance with the popular vote in their States. NARA's web site lists the States that have laws to bind electors to candidates. The electors record their votes on six "Certificates of Vote," which are paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment. The electors sign, seal and certify packages of electoral votes and immediately send one set of votes to the President of the Senate and two sets to the Archivist. The Federal Register preserves one archival set and holds the reserve set subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes.
  
  

December 24, 2008

• Deadline for Receipt of Electoral Votes at NARA
  The President of the Senate and the Archivist should have the electoral votes in hand by December 24, 2008 (States face no legal penalty for failure to comply). If votes are lost or delayed, the Archivist may take extraordinary measures to retrieve duplicate originals.
  
  

On or Before January 3, 2009

• Transmission of Certificates of Ascertainment to Congress
  As the new Congress assembles, the Archivist transmits copies of the Certificates of Ascertainment to Congress. This generally occurs in late December or early January when the Archivist and/or representatives from the Federal Register meet with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. This is, in part, a ceremonial occasion. Informal meetings may take place earlier.
  
  

January 8, 2009

• Counting Electoral Votes in Congress
  Public Law 110-430 changed the date of the electoral vote in Congress in 2009 from January 6 to January 8. This date change is effective only for the 2008 presidential election.
  The Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes (Congress may pass a law to change the date). The President of the Senate is the presiding officer. If a Senator and a House member jointly submit an objection, each House would retire to its chamber to consider it. The President and Vice President must achieve a majority of electoral votes (270) to be elected. In the absence of a majority, the House selects the President, and the Senate selects the Vice President. If a State submits conflicting sets of electoral votes to Congress, the two Houses acting concurrently may accept or reject the votes. If they do not concur, the votes of the electors certified by the Governor of the State would be counted in Congress.
  
  

January 20, 2009 at Noon

• Inauguration
  The President elect takes the Oath of Office and becomes the U.S. President.

[ArmyTeach]

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