OFFICIAL ELECTORAL COLLEGE TRACKING THREAD - Obama now officially President-Elect

[democrattotheend]

Just for fun, and to make sure there are no shenanigans. I'll post what I found so far and feel free to add states I don't have, and I will edit the master thread. If anyone has any video of the electors voting in any of the states, please post a link here.

Here's a roundup of the status of each state I could find, based on newspaper articles. I'll add more as I find them and feel free to contribute.

Alabama - 9 electoral votes officially cast for McCain/Palin at 12 PM today. http://www.pnj.com/article/20081215/NEWS01/81215023

Arkansas - 6 votes formally cast for McCain this morning. http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1208/577949.html

California - voting goes from 12:45 - 3:15 PM PST today (so it ends at 6:15 PM ET). http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=1888

Colorado - 9 votes officially cast for Obama/Biden, after a weather-related delay. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/15/cold-interrupts-colorados-electoral-college-ballot/

Connecticut - 7 electoral votes for Obama/Biden. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--electoralcollege1215dec15,0,2850356.story Nice article

District of Columbia - began at 3:30...may still be underway. http://www.examiner.com/a-1745111~DC_electors_to_cast_votes_for_president.html

NEW - Delaware - 3 for Obama and native son Joe Biden. Thanks LynneSin for the update! http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9525003&nav=QEMt

Florida - 27 electoral votes cast for Obama/Biden at 2 PM ET today. http://www.pnj.com/article/20081215/NEWS01/81215026 If anyone can find video, I really want to see this one with my own eyes!

Georgia - 15 votes for McCain. http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2008/12/electors-vote-2008-campaign-en.html

Illinois - 21 electoral votes for Obama. Doesn't say if the governor presided over the ceremony, as governors in most of the states did. http://www.pjstar.com/homepage/x776487019/Electoral-College-formally-elects-Obama

Indiana - 11 electoral votes cast for Obama/Biden at 10:35 AM. http://www.howeypolitics.com/2008/12/15/11-indiana-electoral-college-votes-for-obama/ UPDATE: Pictures/inside account here: http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/12/15/exclusive-inside-the-indiana-electoral-college/

Iowa - 7 electoral votes formally cast for Obama/Biden. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081215/NEWS/81215015/-1/NEWS04

Kansas - 6 for McCain/Palin. http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/16092

Kentucky - 8 votes for McCain/Palin. http://www.wztv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ky/2e192c57-www.fox17.com.shtml

Louisiana - 9 electoral votes for McCain/Palin.

Maine - 4 votes for Obama/Biden. http://www.newsok.com/maine-electors-pick-obama-biden/article/feed/33150

Maryland - 10 electoral votes formally cast for Obama. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/politics/bal-elect1215,0,7190715.story

Massachusetts - Set to begin at 3 PM - no results yet. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/2008_12_14_Mass__to_officially_cast_electoral_votes_for_Obama/

Michigan - 17 votes officially cast for Obama/Biden. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-electoralcollege-,0,1890406.story

Minnesota - All 10 electoral votes for Obama. No faithless electors this time. http://www.kxmc.com/News/309238.asp

Mississippi - 6 votes for McCain/Palin, as expected. http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/1016423.html

Montana - Began at 2 PM Mountain Time - Probably underway now. http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/montanans_meet_to_finalize_presidential_election_results/7206/

New Hampshire - 4 for Obama/Biden. http://www.politickernh.com/brianlawson/4908/nh-electors-meet-cast-votes-obama

JUST IN - New Jersey - 15 for Obama/Biden. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--electoralcollege1215dec15,0,3033193.story

NEW - New York - 31 for Obama. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--electoralvote1215dec15,0,3002198.story

NEW - Nebraska - 4 for McCain, 1 for Obama. First time since 1892 that any state has split its electors. http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9475690

Nevada - begins at 2 PM (PST) today. http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9524016

North Carolina - 15 electoral votes for Obama/Biden cast in Raleigh today. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/416610.html

Ohio - 20 votes formally cast for Obama/Biden. http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=1278817&c=y

Oklahoma - happening later today. http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=9525346

Oregon - was supposed to begin at noon PST. No news yet that I could find.

Pennsylvania - 21 electoral votes for Obama. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/56th-Pennsylvania-Electoral-College-Selects/story.aspx?guid=%7B8336D97E-8D8A-4502-A717-ADE269BA16F9%7D

Rhode Island - 4 for Obama. http://newsblog.projo.com/2008/12/update-ri-adds.html

South Carolina - 8 for McCain/Palin. http://www.counton2.com/cbd/news/state_regional/article/electoral_college_votes_mccain_wins_south_carolina/18101/

South Dakota - 3 electoral votes cast for McCain.

Tennessee - 11 votes for McCain, in a ceremony that took 18 minutes. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/15/surprise-tennessee-goes-mccain/

NEW - Texas - 34 for McCain. http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_11238317

Utah - 5 votes for McCain/Palin. http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9525597&nav=menu554_2

Virginia - The seat of the Confederacy has just cast 13 electoral votes for the first African American president. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/12/15/ST2008121501831.html

West Virginia - 5 votes for McCain. One elector admits that the state gets more than its fair share of electoral votes. http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=27930

Wisconsin - 10 votes for Obama, with applause. http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9525652&nav=menu1364_2

Wyoming - 3 for McCain. http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9525876&nav=menu554_2_2


JUST IN - Washington State - 11 electoral votes - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_electoral_vote.html, bringing the total to 274 and making Barack Obama officially the president-elect of the United States!

[eleny]

1. Dupe

Just kidding!!! K&R with thanks!

[LynneSin]

2. It's official in Delaware - WE WANT OBAMA/BIDEN

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9525003&nav=QEMt

Happened at Noon today. Of course we're gonna vote for our homestate guy! One of the 3 electors was Ted Kaufman, who will replace Joe Biden in the Senate.

[democrattotheend]

3. Added it to the list

Thanks!

[democrattotheend]

4. 208 so far for Obama...62 away from being official

Can't find anything on California yet...if anyone has any updates please post

[democrattotheend]

5. Make that 223 - NJ just finished

15 from NJ brings the total to 223, 47 votes away.

[LynneSin]

6. Add 31 for New York, which is done. Now we're just 260

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--electoralvote1215dec15,0,3002198.story

[democrattotheend]

7. Yup, just saw that. How did you get to 260?

I had 223 and then add NY and that's 254. Did I miss another state?

[LynneSin]

8. I checked my math and it was 260

9 - CO
7 - CT
3 - DE
27 - FL
21 - Illinois
11 - Indiana
7 - Iowa
4 - Maine
10 - Maryland
17 - Michigan
10 - Minnesota
4 - New Hampshire
1 - Nebraska
15 - North Carolina
20 - Ohio
21 Pennsylvania
4 - Rhode Island
13 - Virginia
10 - Wisconsin
31 - New York
15 - New Jersey

Total - 260

[democrattotheend]

9. You forgot Vermont. So that brings us to 263

Only 7 away now.

[LynneSin]

10. And DC - so it's 266. Just 4 more votes

:woohoo:

[democrattotheend]

19. When did DC finish?

[democrattotheend]

11. Washington State just in - IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!!!

Washington State just cast 11 electoral votes, bringing the total to 274! GOBAMA! :bounce:

[racaulk]

12. WOOOOOO!!!!

:woohoo:

I know today's vote is just a procedural thing, but I'm glad to know that it's official!

President Obama!

:bounce:

[DCBob]

26. We did it! Congrats to PE Obama!!

:toast:

[Diane R]

13. Washington State just cast 11 votes for Obama/Biden! Is that the election?

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_electoral_vote.html

[WeDidIt]

14. That's it, he's officially president-elect!

WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!

[democrattotheend]

15. Yup! It's official!

[happychatter]

16. Watching this was the worst part of 2004... I sat, seething with rage and despair

I will never forget those white gloved, top hatted, Old Party Gentry... and the ritual.

It was like slow death.

I'll never forget the Ohio challenge either.

Some people are heroes that should never be forgotten.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

17. k/r

[derby378]

18. I'm celebrating!

http://rog.thoughtbludgeon.com/mp3/RoG_Hardcore_Produktionz-18_Minutes_of_HARDCORE.mp3

[crispini]

20. Woohoo!

:kick:

[Kdillard]

21. Kick so happy that it is official.

[Undercurrent]

22. Signed, sealed, and delivered.

Oh Baby!





(take that you freeper creeps! )

[Hokie]

23. Great! Are all the votes in now?

I guess all the efforts by the nuts like World Nut Daily and other sites to write and email the electors didn't sway one single elector?

California is in now http://tinyurl.com/5b4zts
That's a big 55 votes.

[SaveAmerica]

24. Here's the vide of NCs 15 electors (+ 2 alternates)

http://www.wral.com/news/state/video/4146311/

[Hokie]

25. Here is a site run by COLB Cuckoos whom we need to remind that resistance was futile

They sponsored a letter/email campaign to all the electors. It was a complete failure. They didn't persuade even one to withhold their vote for Obama. The only thing they managed to do was to piss of a few of them.

Certificate of Live Birth Cuckoos

The site is full of misspellings and grammatical errors. It is poorly organized too. They almost make the freepers look sane.

Here is a reply from a CO elector:

"I took them seriously enough that I was concerned that there are that many nutty people in the country making depressing, absurd allegations," said elector Camilla Auger. "There are so many problems in the country right now, we need to work together."

[osaMABUSh]

27. Doesn't Cheney have to preside over the official count in Jan?

Like Gore had to suffer through in 2001?

[Hokie]

28. You got it

Cheney (ugh) is President of the Senate. Of course, he does so cherish his unique dual role in the Executive and Legislative branches. Let's hope he enjoys this one.

[mvd]

29. And that makes it official!

:party: :bounce: