Dec. 11th, 2024: Certificate of Ascertainment of Appointment of Electors - Every State appoints a certain number of Individuals, called Electors, who will cast the State’s Electoral Votes for President and Vice President.
State Parties choose a Slate of potential Electors before the General Election, following Requirements set by the Constitution and Federal, as well as any additional Procedures set by the States. Then, Voters select Electors by Voting in the General Election. Electors pledge to Vote according to the Statewide or District Popular Vote.
The Executive of each State must issue a Certificate of Ascertainment Naming and Appointing these Individuals no later than Dec. 11th, 2024. The Certificates include the Names of the Electors, the State’s Certified Election results, the Seal of the State, and at least One Security feature set by the State.
Dec. 17th, 2024: Meeting and Vote of Electors: On the First Tuesday after the Second Wednesday in December, the appointed Electors must meet in their respective States to Cast their Votes for President and Vice President. They then Transmit Signed and Endorsed Certificates attesting to their Votes to Officials in Washington, D.C., and their State.
Dec. 25th, 2024: Electoral Votes Received: The President of the Senate or the Archivist of the U.S. should receive the Certificates from the Electors on the Fourth Wednesday in December: In 2024, Dec. 25th. If they do Not receive the Certificates by this Date, they Request them from the Chief Election Officer of the State or States.
Jan. 3rd, 2025: 119th Congress Convenes: Representatives-and Senators-Elect, will be Sworn into the New Congress. This Process happens every Two years on this date following Federal Elections. In the House of Representatives, this is also the day that the Speaker will be Elected.
Jan. 6th, 2025: Congress Counts Electoral Votes: It is the day when the House and Senate will Count and Tally the Electoral Certificates in a Joint Session, starting in the early afternoon. The President of the Senate, which is the outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris (D), will formally preside over the Receiving, and Counting, of Electoral Ballots cast in the Presidential Elections and announce the Result of the Count.
Jan. 20th, 2025: Inauguration Day: People will gather on the National Mall in D.C. to watch the Swearing-In of President-Elect Donald Trump (R) and Vice President-Elect JD Vance (R). The Ceremony will take place at the U.S. Capitol starting at 12 p.m. ET, after which, the Transfer of Power to the New Administration taked Place.
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