The Electoral College on Monday designated Joe Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 election, with California casting its 55 votes to put the former vice president over the 270 threshold needed to ensure the victory.
Biden is expected to amass 306 votes to President Trump’s 232 by the time Hawaii votes at 7 p.m. eastern time.
The president-elect will speak later about the Electoral College vote.
“Now it is time to turn the page. To unite. To heal,” Biden will say, according to excerpts released by his transition office.
The final tally from the 50 states and the District of Columbia will be tallied at a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6.
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