The election may have ended over a month ago, but today is the day Donald Trump's victory

becomes official. Across the country, hundreds of presidential electors are gathering in their

respective states to cast their electoral college votes, an often ceremonial but essential step

in the process of confirming the election results. To help us break this down and explain its significance,

we're joined now by Jessica Hewesman, editorial director of Votebeat. That's a news organization

focused on elections and the voting process. Welcome back. And I have to say, we're glad

you're here because we have reported extensively this past year on election security and the integrity

of the voting process. So we thought it fitting to

see this process all the way through. When we say that the electoral college is convening in all 50

states, help us understand what that actually means. You know, it's not that exciting. All of the

people who are chosen as the electors by the political parties in each state are gathering in

one place and casting their ballots officially for the people their state selected as president,

as president, usually on a winner take-all basis unless you live in Maine or Nebraska.

And then in that case, the electors get to vote proportionally. But everyone else is

just voting along the exact same lines as what the state voted for. And we should note that there

are 13 Republican officials who signed false certifications claiming that Donald Trump won the election

back in 2020.

They are now serving as electors today, this time casting real votes for the president-elect.

All of these folks hail from Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.

Do we know why there was no recourse for these 2020 fake electors when other people have faced court cases and legal issues?

Sure. So some of these people still are facing legal issues. There are eight of them that are currently facing charges in Nevada and Michigan. But certainly they didn't face any

repercussions whatsoever within the Republican Party.

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