mr. speaker, and members of congress, pursuant to the constitution and laws of the united states, the senate and house of representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electricker toes -- electors of the several states for president and vice president of the united states. after ascertainment has been had that the certificates are authentic and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the

electors of the several states. the tellers on the part of the two houses will take their places at the clerk's desk. without objection, the tellers will dispense with reading formal portions of the certificates after ascertaining

that the certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each state beginning with alabama. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of alabama seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received nine votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received nine votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electric thunderstorm vote of the state of lwcf -- electoral vote of the state of alaska seems to be

regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump received three votes for president and j.d. vance received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of arizona seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 11 votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of arkansas seems to be regular in form and

authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump from the state of florida receives six votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of california seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 54 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 54 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of colorado seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears

therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 10 votes for president and tim walz of the state of the minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of connecticut seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received seven votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received seven votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of delaware appears therefrom that kamala d. harris from the state of california received three votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president.

>> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote for the district of columbia seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there jen from that -- therefrom that kamala d. harris from the state of california received three votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of florida seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump from the state of california received 30 votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 30 votes for vice president.

sen. klobuchar: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of georgia seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 16 votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 16 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of hawaii seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received four votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received four votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of idaho seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears

therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received four votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received four votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of illinois seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 19 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 19 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of indiana, seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 11 votes for president, and j.d. vance of the state of

ohio received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of iowa seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of of kansas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president.

>> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of -- the commonwealth of kentucky seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of state of florida received eight votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received eight votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of louisiana seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received eight votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received eight votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maine seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears

therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received three votes for president. and donald j. trump of the state of florida received one vote for president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 10 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> the certificate for the

electoral vote of the commonwealth of massachusetts seeming to regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 11 votes for president, and tim walz of minnesota received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of michigan seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 15 votes for president, and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 15 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of minnesota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that that kamala d. harris of the state of

california received 10 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of mississippi seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of missouri seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 10 votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of

ohio received 10 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of montana seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received four votes for president, and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received four votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of nebraska seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received four votes for president. and kamala d. harris of the state of california received one vote for president.

and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received four votes for vice president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received one vote for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of nevada seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. >> seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears form madam president, thecertifl

vote of the state of seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received four votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received four votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of new jersey seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 14 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 14 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of new mexico seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received five votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received five votes for vice president.

>> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of new york seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 28 votes for president, tim walz of the state of minnesota received 28 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of north carolina seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 16 votes for president, and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 16 votes for vice president.

>> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of north dakota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received three votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 17 votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 17 votes for vice president.

>> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of oklahoma seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received seven votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received seven votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of oregon seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received eight votes for president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received eight votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of --

commonwealth of pennsylvania seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 19 votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 19 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of rhode island seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received four votes for president, and tim walz of the state of minnesota received four votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of south carolina seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida

received nine votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received nine votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received three votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of tennessee seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 11 votes for president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 11 votes for vice

president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of texas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 40 votes for president, and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 40 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of utah seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes for president. and j.d. vance from the state of ohio received six votes for vice

president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of vermont seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received three votes for president, and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. sen. klobuchar: madam speaker, the certificate of the electronic vote of west virginia, it appears that kamala d. harris from the state of california received 13 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 13 votes for vice president.

mr. morelle: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of washington seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harfrills the state of california received 12 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 12 votes for vice president. mrs. fischbach: madam president, -- sen. fisher: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of west virginia seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received four votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received four votes for vice president. mr. steil: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the great state of wisconsin seems to be regular in form and authentic and it

appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 10 votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 10 votes for vice president. sen. fisher: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of wyoming seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received three votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received three votes for vice president. vice president harris: members of congress, the certificates having been read, the tellers will arer dane and deliver the -- ascertain and deliver the result to the president of the senate.

>> the undersigned deb fisher and amy klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate, and bryan steil and joseph morelle, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote pour president and vice president -- for president and vice president of the united states. for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. vice president harris: the state of the vote for the president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes.

kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. j.d. vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes.

tim walz of the state of minnesota has receive 2-d 26 votes -- has received 226 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states. each for a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025, and shall be entered together with the list of the votes on the journals of the house and the senate.

thank you very much. the purpose being concluded, pursuant to senate concurrent resolution 2, the 119th congress, the chair declares this joint session dissolved. thank you.