deepak pace
DJ_DEE
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:04 AM (Richmond)
Presidential electors in the US have formally elected Barack Obama the nation's 44th President.
Electors gathering in state capitols across the country have pushed Obama above the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Obama takes office on January 20, 2009, becoming the nation's first black President.
Monday's voting was a largely ceremonial procedure, but one mandated by the Constitution. Obama had defeated Republican Senator John McCain in the November 4 election.
More than 131 million voters cast ballots -- the most ever in a presidential election. But Obama's election will not be complete until Congress tallies the outcome of Monday's electoral college vote at a joint session scheduled for January 6.
Presidential electors in the US have formally elected Barack Obama the nation's 44th President.
Electors gathering in state capitols across the country have pushed Obama above the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Obama takes office on January 20, 2009, becoming the nation's first black President.
Monday's voting was a largely ceremonial procedure, but one mandated by the Constitution. Obama had defeated Republican Senator John McCain in the November 4 election.
More than 131 million voters cast ballots -- the most ever in a presidential election. But Obama's election will not be complete until Congress tallies the outcome of Monday's electoral college vote at a joint session scheduled for January 6.
