Electoral College Voting 2016: Live Stream Meetings State-By-State Online For Free
Hundreds of people who will have the final say as to who becomes the next president are scheduled to meet in their respective states to cast their electoral votes on Monday. Representatives from each state who make up the Electoral College will cast his or her vote for president in their respective state capitol.
Typically, the Electoral College follows suit with the results from Election Day. But with the movement to keep President-elect Donald Trump out of the White House, partially based on the accusations that Russia hacked the U.S. election process, this time around the Electoral College meeting could throw a monkey wrench in the program and cast votes for Hillary Clinton. The Democrat won the popular vote, but Trump emerged victorious with more Electoral College votes to secure his presidential victory.
The process of American democracy will be playing out in real time Monday for those interested in keeping up with the historic occasion. Start time vary, so below is a state-by-state list of how to watch each one cast their Electoral College votes. Click on each state's name below to watch and/or hear a live stream of Electoral College voting there.
Arkansas (House, Senate)
Florida
Iowa (House, Senate)
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Oklahoma (House, Senate)
South Carolina (House, Senate)
Virginia
A total of 538 votes will be cast 51 locations by Electoral College electors, who are typically made up of political party leaders. Those votes will be officially tallied Jan. 6. The winner is declared once a candidate is awarded at least 270 Electoral College votes. The voting will be taking place throughout the day.
Those electors who switch their previously pledged support to another candidate could face jail time for being a "faithless elector." Congress ultimately decides whether to count those votes, though, according to the National Constitution Center.
As of Monday, Clinton had nearly 3 million more popular votes than Trump. However, Trump dominated the Electoral College vote with 306 to Clinton's 232, pushing him well past the requisite 270 to become the president-elect.
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