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To: Carolyn who wrote (157)	12/19/2000 8:00:39 AM
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Electoral College Gives Bush 271 Votes, Gore Demands Recount WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Electoral College (news - web sites) voted for Republican Texas Gov. George W. Bush (news - web sites) to become the 43rd president of the United States, 41 days after the American public voted. Nevada's four votes put Bush's electoral vote tally at 271, one more than 270 required to prevail in the 538-member Electoral College. These votes will be officially counted in a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Democratic contender Vice President Al Gore (news - web sites) won the popular vote by more than 300,000 votes, but finished second in the Electoral College when he lost a legal battle for Florida's pivotal 25 electoral votes. Normally, there would be little more than a yawn to greet the convening of the Electoral College, but this season's wild election aftermath made the official balloting for president a media event Monday. Television, radio and the Internet showed members of the Electoral College going to their respective state capitals and Washington, D.C., to cast votes for president and vice president. CNN kept a running tally of electoral votes on its Web site. Because the legal contest of the Nov. 7 election continued until a Dec. 12 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites), the Electoral College vote -- largely ceremonial in most presidential voting seasons -- took on added significance. Narrow Victory For Bush In part, this is because of Bush's narrow victory, just four more than the 267 Gore would have received if all his electors cast their ballots for him. At least one Gore elector reportedly did not vote for him. Barbara Lett Simmons, one of three electors from Washington D.C., said she cast a blank ballot to protest the lack of full voting rights for citizens in the U.S. capital. The federal district has no voting representation in Congress. dailynews.yahoo.com Ps: Just kidding about the recount! LOL