Biden Officially Wins Electoral College Votes With California Certification

President elect Joe bidenJoe Biden Biden Says GOP Senators Called Him To Congratulate Biden: Trump Attendance At Inauguration Is ‘Important’ For Country Biden Says Family Will Avoid Trade Disputes MORE officially landed the number of Electoral College votes he needed to take the White House next month after California certified his election on Friday.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has certified that he assigns Biden 55 voters after reviewing the election results, bringing his total to 279, nine more than the 270 he needs to be elected president .

The Golden State election result has never been questioned given its dark blue hue, and certifying votes is often a quadrennial formality that never raises eyebrows, but the milestone for Biden this year comes then. President TrumpDonald John Trump Biden Says GOP Senators Called Him To Congratulate Biden: Trump’s Attendance At Inauguration Is ‘Important’ To Country Biden Says His Family Will Avoid Trade Disputes MORE launches a series of legal challenges to overturn election results in key transitional states before they are finalized in a bid to overturn Biden’s victory.

Weeks ago, Biden was slated to be the winner of the presidential race, and the General Service Administration followed suit after a delay, but collecting more than 270 Electoral College votes is the latest step in consolidating his status as elected president.

The nation’s voters will meet in their states to vote, which will be counted in a joint session of Congress on January 6.

Biden and elected vice president Kamala harrisKamala Harris Biden says GOP Senators called him to congratulate him Biden says family will avoid trade disputes Biden says China must meet ‘international standards’ MORE have been in the midst of their transition for weeks now, but Trump and his allies in Congress and in the media have continued to argue without evidence that widespread voter fraud tipped the election over to Biden.

However, the president has faced an avalanche of legal setbacks as court after court in states such as Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin dismissed the GOP’s lawsuits, often in misconduct. evidence.