While every state except
Nebraska and
Maine chooses the electors by statewide vote, many states require that one elector be designated for each congressional district. These electors are chosen by each party before the general elections. A vote for that party then confirms their position. In all states except Nebraska and Maine, each state's electors are winner-take-all. In Maine and Nebraska within each congressional district one elector is allocated by popular vote – the states' remaining two electors (representing the 2 U.S. Senate seats) are winner-take-both. Except where otherwise noted, such designations refer to the elector's residence in that district rather than election by the voters of the district.
Ben Myers – Political Affairs Director, IBEW, Duluth GA
In addition, 3 alternate Democratic electors were selected in case any of the electors could not attend: Alaina Reeves, Bianca Keaton and Jason Esteves.
Connor Wood (District 7) – Jackson County Democratic Party
Robin Smith (District 8) – Librarian, Lansing
Walt Herzig (District 9) – Staffer for Rep.
Andy Levin, Ferndale (Mr. Herzig was unable to attend meeting of electors on December 14, 2020. Sharon Baseman, also of District 9, was nominated to replace him and the electors unanimously agreed to seat Sharon Baseman as an elector.)[77]
Carolyn Holley (District 10) – Retired Activist, 81, Port Huron
Susan Nichols (District 11) – Legal Assistant, Northville
Steven Rzeppa (District 12) – Communications Director, AFSCME
Helen Moore (District 13) – Education Activist, 84, Detroit
Michael Kerwin (District 14) – UAW Retiree, 96
Marseille Allen (at-large) – Michigan Department of Corrections, Flint
^Herzog, Rachel; Lockwood, Frank E. (December 15, 2020).
"3 state delegates in D.C. accept vote of electors". Arkansas Online. Retrieved January 5, 2021. [S]worn in by state Supreme Court Justice Rhonda K. Wood, were [...] Washington County Judge Joseph Wood and Republican Party of Arkansas Deputy General Counsel George Ritter. Wood and Ritter were alternates, filling in for Ed Bethune and J.D. McGehee, respectively. Bethune, an 84-year-old former congressman, withdrew from the proceedings because of covid-19 concerns.
^Herzog, Rachel; Lockwood, Frank E. (December 15, 2020).
"3 state delegates in D.C. accept vote of electors". Arkansas Online. Retrieved January 5, 2021. McGehee stepped aside after receiving conflicting opinions about his eligibility, officials said. Under Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution no "Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States shall be appointed an elector." McGehee, who serves as U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman's district director, is a federal employee. McGehee made his decision "out of an abundance of caution," but attended the ceremony as a guest, Webb said.
^
ab"10th District Vice President Lima Serves as Elector".
International Association of Fire Fighters. December 17, 2020.
Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Electors also unanimously nominate [Franklin] Lima secretary, along with California Assembly Member Shirley Weber as chair. As secretary, Lima was responsible for counting and verifying the state's 55 electoral votes and reporting the results to the chair. Chairwoman Weber will now deliver the result to Congress.
^Escalante, Eric (December 13, 2020).
"Mayor Steinberg to cast historic vote when Electoral College meets Monday in Sacramento".
Sacramento:
KXTV.
Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg will be one of California's 55 presidential electors casting a vote for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris when the Electoral College meets Monday at the California Capitol. Steinberg said he received an Electoral College appointment from Senator Dianne Feinstein. Under California's election laws, for the Democratic Party each Senate and Congressional district nominee get to select an elector.
^Hart, Betsy; Hurlbert, Steve;
Griswold, Jena; Rayder, Ian (December 14, 2020).
"Colorado's Electors Meet to Cast Votes for President and Vice President" (Press release).
Denver:
Secretary of State of Colorado.
Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Today, Governor Jared Polis and Secretary of State Jena Griswold joined Colorado's nine presidential electors at the state capitol as the electors cast their votes for President and Vice President of the United States. Under current Colorado law, each presidential elector must vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in Colorado's General Election. Today, all nine electors cast their ballots for Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.
^Hindi, Saja (July 6, 2020).
"Supreme Court unanimously sides with Colorado in faithless electors case".
The Denver Post.
Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Justice Sonia Sotomayor recused herself from the Colorado decision because of her friendship with Colorado elector Polly Baca. [...] Polly Baca and Robert Nemanich who also wanted to vote for Kasich ultimately voted for Clinton.
^Rohrer, Gray (December 1, 2020).
"Florida's Electoral College votes officially go to Trump and Pence".
Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 5, 2021. The only disruption occurred ahead of the vote when Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson tested positive for COVID-19. Simpson, 56, was slated to be an elector and took a test ahead of the event. Because of his positive result, he didn't attend the ceremony and the other elector[s] chose state Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg to replace him.
^Ogles, Jacob (December 14, 2020).
"Who are the Florida electors who will cast the state's votes for Donald Trump today?". Florida Politics.
Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021. (Update: Gaines last week canceled his participation in the Electoral College and an alternate will fill in.)...UPDATE: The alternate electors filling in for missing electors will be Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez and Sens. Jeffrey Brandes and Ray Rodrigues.
^White, Jesse (January 4, 2021).
"2020 Electoral College Results; Illinois Certificate of Vote 2020". National Archives. p.
2. Retrieved January 5, 2021. The undersigned Chairperson and Secretary of the 2020 Illinois Electoral College are writing to notify the offices receiving original copies of the Certificate of Vote of the Electoral College executed on the 14th day of December 2020 that upon review of the Certificate a
scrivener's error was discovered in that the name of "Joseph R. Biden" was written on the Certificate signed by all of the Electors as "Joseph F. Biden." The name on the individual ballots completed by the Electors set forth the candidate's correct name as "Joseph R. Biden." We request a copy of this letter be attached to each of the Certificates of Vote delivered to your office as evidence that the 20 Illinois Electors in fact voted for "Joseph R. Biden" for President of the United States of America.
^Mauger, Craig; Nann Burke, Melissa; Beggin, Riley (December 14, 2020).
"It's official: Michigan's presidential electors vote for Biden, Harris at Capitol".
The Detroit News. Retrieved January 5, 2021. One elector, Walter C. Herzig III, was absent as representative of the 9th District. The electors unanimously voted in a substitute, Sharon Baseman of Huntington Woods, to join the slate. Herzig later indicated he had resigned his position as an elector because he is "almost certainly" not permitted to serve in the position as a federal employee. The Constitution prohibits people who hold an "office of trust of profit under the United States" from serving as electors. Herzig works for Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, D-Bloomfield Township.
While every state except
Nebraska and
Maine chooses the electors by statewide vote, many states require that one elector be designated for each congressional district. These electors are chosen by each party before the general elections. A vote for that party then confirms their position. In all states except Nebraska and Maine, each state's electors are winner-take-all. In Maine and Nebraska within each congressional district one elector is allocated by popular vote – the states' remaining two electors (representing the 2 U.S. Senate seats) are winner-take-both. Except where otherwise noted, such designations refer to the elector's residence in that district rather than election by the voters of the district.
Ben Myers – Political Affairs Director, IBEW, Duluth GA
In addition, 3 alternate Democratic electors were selected in case any of the electors could not attend: Alaina Reeves, Bianca Keaton and Jason Esteves.
Connor Wood (District 7) – Jackson County Democratic Party
Robin Smith (District 8) – Librarian, Lansing
Walt Herzig (District 9) – Staffer for Rep.
Andy Levin, Ferndale (Mr. Herzig was unable to attend meeting of electors on December 14, 2020. Sharon Baseman, also of District 9, was nominated to replace him and the electors unanimously agreed to seat Sharon Baseman as an elector.)[77]
Carolyn Holley (District 10) – Retired Activist, 81, Port Huron
Susan Nichols (District 11) – Legal Assistant, Northville
Steven Rzeppa (District 12) – Communications Director, AFSCME
Helen Moore (District 13) – Education Activist, 84, Detroit
Michael Kerwin (District 14) – UAW Retiree, 96
Marseille Allen (at-large) – Michigan Department of Corrections, Flint
^Herzog, Rachel; Lockwood, Frank E. (December 15, 2020).
"3 state delegates in D.C. accept vote of electors". Arkansas Online. Retrieved January 5, 2021. [S]worn in by state Supreme Court Justice Rhonda K. Wood, were [...] Washington County Judge Joseph Wood and Republican Party of Arkansas Deputy General Counsel George Ritter. Wood and Ritter were alternates, filling in for Ed Bethune and J.D. McGehee, respectively. Bethune, an 84-year-old former congressman, withdrew from the proceedings because of covid-19 concerns.
^Herzog, Rachel; Lockwood, Frank E. (December 15, 2020).
"3 state delegates in D.C. accept vote of electors". Arkansas Online. Retrieved January 5, 2021. McGehee stepped aside after receiving conflicting opinions about his eligibility, officials said. Under Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution no "Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States shall be appointed an elector." McGehee, who serves as U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman's district director, is a federal employee. McGehee made his decision "out of an abundance of caution," but attended the ceremony as a guest, Webb said.
^
ab"10th District Vice President Lima Serves as Elector".
International Association of Fire Fighters. December 17, 2020.
Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Electors also unanimously nominate [Franklin] Lima secretary, along with California Assembly Member Shirley Weber as chair. As secretary, Lima was responsible for counting and verifying the state's 55 electoral votes and reporting the results to the chair. Chairwoman Weber will now deliver the result to Congress.
^Escalante, Eric (December 13, 2020).
"Mayor Steinberg to cast historic vote when Electoral College meets Monday in Sacramento".
Sacramento:
KXTV.
Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg will be one of California's 55 presidential electors casting a vote for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris when the Electoral College meets Monday at the California Capitol. Steinberg said he received an Electoral College appointment from Senator Dianne Feinstein. Under California's election laws, for the Democratic Party each Senate and Congressional district nominee get to select an elector.
^Hart, Betsy; Hurlbert, Steve;
Griswold, Jena; Rayder, Ian (December 14, 2020).
"Colorado's Electors Meet to Cast Votes for President and Vice President" (Press release).
Denver:
Secretary of State of Colorado.
Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Today, Governor Jared Polis and Secretary of State Jena Griswold joined Colorado's nine presidential electors at the state capitol as the electors cast their votes for President and Vice President of the United States. Under current Colorado law, each presidential elector must vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in Colorado's General Election. Today, all nine electors cast their ballots for Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.
^Hindi, Saja (July 6, 2020).
"Supreme Court unanimously sides with Colorado in faithless electors case".
The Denver Post.
Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Justice Sonia Sotomayor recused herself from the Colorado decision because of her friendship with Colorado elector Polly Baca. [...] Polly Baca and Robert Nemanich who also wanted to vote for Kasich ultimately voted for Clinton.
^Rohrer, Gray (December 1, 2020).
"Florida's Electoral College votes officially go to Trump and Pence".
Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 5, 2021. The only disruption occurred ahead of the vote when Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson tested positive for COVID-19. Simpson, 56, was slated to be an elector and took a test ahead of the event. Because of his positive result, he didn't attend the ceremony and the other elector[s] chose state Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg to replace him.
^Ogles, Jacob (December 14, 2020).
"Who are the Florida electors who will cast the state's votes for Donald Trump today?". Florida Politics.
Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021. (Update: Gaines last week canceled his participation in the Electoral College and an alternate will fill in.)...UPDATE: The alternate electors filling in for missing electors will be Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez and Sens. Jeffrey Brandes and Ray Rodrigues.
^White, Jesse (January 4, 2021).
"2020 Electoral College Results; Illinois Certificate of Vote 2020". National Archives. p.
2. Retrieved January 5, 2021. The undersigned Chairperson and Secretary of the 2020 Illinois Electoral College are writing to notify the offices receiving original copies of the Certificate of Vote of the Electoral College executed on the 14th day of December 2020 that upon review of the Certificate a
scrivener's error was discovered in that the name of "Joseph R. Biden" was written on the Certificate signed by all of the Electors as "Joseph F. Biden." The name on the individual ballots completed by the Electors set forth the candidate's correct name as "Joseph R. Biden." We request a copy of this letter be attached to each of the Certificates of Vote delivered to your office as evidence that the 20 Illinois Electors in fact voted for "Joseph R. Biden" for President of the United States of America.
^Mauger, Craig; Nann Burke, Melissa; Beggin, Riley (December 14, 2020).
"It's official: Michigan's presidential electors vote for Biden, Harris at Capitol".
The Detroit News. Retrieved January 5, 2021. One elector, Walter C. Herzig III, was absent as representative of the 9th District. The electors unanimously voted in a substitute, Sharon Baseman of Huntington Woods, to join the slate. Herzig later indicated he had resigned his position as an elector because he is "almost certainly" not permitted to serve in the position as a federal employee. The Constitution prohibits people who hold an "office of trust of profit under the United States" from serving as electors. Herzig works for Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, D-Bloomfield Township.