Live Feed: Pennsylvania electors voting now. The system is working

[StarfishSaver]

The electors are voting by putting ballots in a ballot box made by Benjamin Franklin.

It's dry and very procedural. And I live it. These government proceedings always remind me that our government is not tweets, tv soundbytes, and screaming matches. It is this kind of orderly and respectful process.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are being elected to office the right way and we should be proud and feel a sense of hope. The system is working.

[Tree-Hugger]

1. On CNN now:

One of the women (I missed her name) said it's like watching paint dry. LOL. After these 4 years, I am happy to watch paint dry.

Bummed you can't see the ballot box in the shots of PA.

[StarfishSaver]

5. Paint drying isn't sexy, but try to live in a room with wet paint ...

[BumRushDaShow]

9. They had noted that the box they are using was "designed by Ben Franklin"

AP also mentioned this - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-politics-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-ffd40e9fb35a9a77bddecd2029193e14

The Latest: Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral votes for Biden
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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. As he prepares to exit the White House, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):

Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.

TALLY OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AS OF 12:47 P.M. EST

Democrat Joe Biden: 142

Republican Donald Trump: 79

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12:50 p.m.

Pennsylvania has cast its 20 electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden, the native son whose win in the state last month cemented his overall victory against President Donald Trump. The 20 electors were socially distanced in a cavernous auditorium near the Capitol, meeting there instead of the floor of the state House because of the pandemic.

One by one, each elector walked up to the auditorium stage and dropped his or her ballot into a box designed by Benjamin Franklin. The electors gave the vote tally a standing ovation. Nancy Mills, president of the state’s Electoral College, noted it was Pennsylvania that put Biden over the 270-vote threshold needed to claim the White House. She says, “We are the state that returned the dignity and honor to the United States of America.”

[cally]

2. Woohoo

Such a relief. Glad I watched live

[BumRushDaShow]

3. DONE

Also running on the Governor's live feed -

https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/

[BleedsBlue]

4. Hell yes...

Thanks for posting this. I have never seen this process live like this, Thanks again..

[StarfishSaver]

6. I wish more people watched proceedings like this, as boring as they may seem

We pay too much attention to the speeches, the fighting, the public shenanigans, but if more people saw what happens when the work is actually being done - including how orderly and respectful and serious it is - they'd know that the yelling we see on television and online is an aberration and they'd have more faith and pride in our government. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damned awesome.

[Freddie]

7. Was not worried

The electors we voted for here are all staunch Democrats.

[Freddie]

8. Happy day here in PA

We had a snow shower - the good kind that leaves the ground and trees white but doesn’t stick to the road.