We inform, educate, and empower Idaho voters for active involvement in the democratic process and social justice advocacy.
We inform, educate, and empower Idaho voters for active involvement in the democratic process and social justice advocacy.
Joe Biden will take office as the nex president of a country that is grappling with a deadly pandemic, a struggling economy and a deeply divided American public.
Biden, the former vice president and U.S. senator from Delaware, ran on promises to implement extensive yet pragmatic policies to expand affordable access to health care and education, increase the minimum wage and assistance for the working poor, and develop clean energy industries that would generate millions of new jobs.
When Americans cast their ballots for president on Nov. 3, they weren’t voting directly for Biden or the incumbent, President Donald Trump, but rather for their state’s electors. Members of the Electoral College cast their votes for president on behalf of their states. Then, Congress convenes to count the electoral votes and announce the results of the election.
The House and Senate convene for a joint session on Jan. 6 to count electoral votes. Vice President Mike Pence presides over the process as president of the Senate and announces the results. The candidate that receives at least 270 out of 538 electoral votes becomes the next president.
Any objections to the electoral votes must be submitted in writing and signed by at least one House and one Senate member. If an objection arises, the two chambers consider the objection separately.
Learn more about presidential succession here.
We are caught in an information crisis, and it’s largely one of our own making. This is a bitter irony the 21st Century, in which, with wide access to more information more quickly than ever before, so many Americans know so little about their own country and how it’s supposed to work.
A big part of civic activism is communication, especially with elected officials. Whether through letters, emails, phone calls, or in person, give them the good news and the bad. They work for us.
Help us help others be actively engaged in the democratic process to keep Idaho moving forward with accountable, responsible leadership, social justice, and better quality of life for all.
