{"id":2453,"date":"2024-12-18T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2024-12-18T08:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:43:58","slug":"electors-cast-official-votes-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/2453-electors-cast-official-votes-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Electors Cast Official Votes for President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><em>Former U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush, one of Illinois\u2019 presidential electors, places his vote for Vice President Kamala Harris as part of the state\u2019s Electoral College vote. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By PETER HANCOCK<br \/>Capitol News Illinois<br \/><a href=\"mailto:phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com\">phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPRINGFIELD \u2013 Illinois officially awarded its 19 electoral votes Tuesday to Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the unsuccessful Democratic candidates to be the next president and vice president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>During a ceremony at the Statehouse that lasted only about half an hour, 19 people chosen by the Democratic Party of Illinois stepped up, one-by-one, and dropped their paper ballots into a specially-made wooden box \u2013 one ballot for president, and a separate ballot for vice president.<\/p>\n<p>ELECTOR VIDEO<\/p>\n<p>For some, it was a chance to make a final statement about the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my honor and my privilege to represent the people of the 7th Congressional District to cast this historical ballot for a person who has broken barriers for women, and particularly women of color,\u201d said Elector Vera Davis, wife of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. \u201cAnd also, my sister in the sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., I cast this vote for Kamala Harris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the ballots were cast, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, accompanied by electors Loretta Durbin and Bobby Rush, opened the ballot box, counted the ballots and announced the results.<\/p>\n<p>At first, Giannoulias misspoke and said Harris had received 19 votes and Walz had received 11. But after someone pointed out the error, he corrected himself for the record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my pleasure to announce that Kamala D. Harris has received 19 electoral votes for president of the United States from the great state of Illinois, and Tim Walz has also received 19 votes for vice president of the United States,\u201d Giannoulias said. \u201cI did that on purpose. I\u2019m proud to see the electors are paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/illinois-presidential-electors-to-meet-tuesday-to-cast-votes-for-harris\/\">Illinois\u2019 presidential electors to meet Tuesday to cast votes for Harris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similar ceremonies were carried out in state capitals across the country and Washington, D.C. Although the final outcome has been known for weeks, the formal ceremony was still carried out, just as it has in every presidential election since the nation\u2019s founding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Illinois, it was the 52nd meeting of the state\u2019s presidential electors.<\/p>\n<p>The ballots cast on Tuesday will next be delivered to the president of the U.S. Senate \u2013 who happens to be Harris \u2013 who will open and tally them during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\">Capitol News Illinois<\/a>&nbsp;is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. 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