Tennessee’s Electoral College casts its vote

(The Center Square) – The 2024 Tennessee Electoral College gave President-elect Donald Trump the state’s 11 votes, casting its ballot for the first time under a new law.

The Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act required electors to cast their votes for the party that nominated them. The law was passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Bill Lee earlier this year.

Trump won the state’s popular vote with 1,966,865 to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 1,056,265.

More than 2.13 million Tennesseans voted early in the Nov. 5 general election, and 3.08 million voted overall, a new record, according to the Tennessee secretary of state’s office.

Electoral colleges across the country held meetings on Dec. 17 to certify the electoral votes. Trump won 312 of the 538 electoral college votes. The votes are based on which candidate won that state’s popular vote. Congress will certify the vote on Jan. 6.

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Lee closed the meeting by saying that his administration is committed to working with the Trump administration.

“We understand that Tennessee has a role to play in this country,” Lee said. “We believe that Tennessee in many ways is a model and an example for leading this country and we can do so, in particular, if we engage with the new administration.”

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