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The electoral college voting results for the presidential election are officially considered on January 6th, during a joint session of Congress. The Vice President, as the President of the Senate, presides over the session and officially announces the results.
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House = 183 Democrats and 239 Republicans Senate = 46 Repulblicans and 49 Democrats, plus 2 independents that caucus with the Democrats and are typically counted with them (bringing the total to 51)
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The ballots are marked, certified and sent to Washington in care of the president of the Senate on the Monday following the second Wednesday of December following the election in November. On January 6, in a special joint session of Congress, the ballots are opened and officially counted, and the results are announced.
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The electoral votes are officially tabulated at a joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared. The entire electoral college does not meet together in one place. Electors meet in their respective state capitals (electors for the District of Columbia meet within the District) on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for president and vice-president. Each state then forwards the election results to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Archivist of the United States, the state's Secretary of State, and the chief judge of the United States district court where those electors met. A joint session of Congress takes place on January 6 in the calendar year immediately following the meetings of the presidential electors. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared.
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