WASHINGTON — Members of the Electoral College, some surrounded by armed guards because of death threats, formally affirmed Joe Biden the president elect on Monday, discarding weeks of baseless allegations and futile legal challenges by President Trump and his allies to try to overturn the results of the November election.
The vote, mandated by the Constitution, marks the official victory of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the 2020 election after all 50 states and the District of Columbia had certified their results.
The Democrats’ 306-232 defeat of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence was the second-to-last step in the Electoral College process, and all but eliminated any chances of derailing Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
“Once the states have concluded their electoral counts, the election is officially decided,” said Dan Schnur, a professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communications who served on Senator John McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign.
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