Washington DC Certificate of Ascertainment 2020
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Wasbington, J!listritt of ~olumbia jfifteentb Qelectoral Colltge ~menbeb ~ertifitate of ~stertainment of ~lettors for t)resibent anb Yitt t)resibent of tbe Wniteb ~tates of ~merita Pursuant to the Laws of the United States ofAmerica and the District of Columbia, I, Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia, certify that an election was held in the District of Columbia on the third day of November, two thousand twenty, for the purpose of choosing by ballot three Electors to vote on the election of a President and Vice President of the United States for the term prescribed by the Constitution of the United States to begin at noon on the twentieth day of January in the year two thousand twenty- one. The District of Columbia Board of Elections has certified the results of said election in accordance with Section 1 of the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1935 (69 Stat; DC Official Code Section 1-1001.01, et seq.), as amended by Public Law 87 .389 approved by Congress on October 4, 1961. The Board of Elections has ascertained that the Electors for the candidates receiving the highest number of votes meet all legal requirements to serve as Electors for the District of Columbia and have sworn an oath to faithfully vote and adhere to their respective ballots. On the basis of said certification, I do hereby declare and certify that these Electors, Meedie L. Bardonille Barbara A. Helmick Jacqueline Thompson-Echavarria have been duly chosen and appointed Electors of the District of Columbia for the election of a President and Vice President of the United States of America. I do further certify that on the basis of the count of the ballots cast in said election conducted by the District of Columbia Board of Elections, the number of votes received by all candidates is as follows: Electors of the Democratic Party candidates President and Vice President, Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris, received 317,323 votes. The Democratic Party's Electors are Meedie L. Bardonille Barbara A. Helmick Jacqueline Thompson-Echavarria Electors of the Republican Party candidates President and Vice President, Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence, received 18,586 votes. The Republican Party's Electors are Jessie Jane Duff Michael Kenneth McHugh Charles A. Vincent Electors of the Libertarian Party candidates President and Vice President, Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, received 2,036 votes. The Libertarian Party's Electors are Joe Bishop-Henchman Ethan Bishop Patrick Hynes Electors of the Statehood Green Party candidates President and Vice President, Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, received 1,726 .votes. The Statehood Party's Electors are Darryl LC Moch David Schwartzman Eleanor Ory Electors ofthe Independent Party candidates President and Vice President, Gloria La Riva and Sunil Freeman, received 855 votes. The Independent Party's Electors are Sean Blackmon Claire Cook Nicole Roussell Electors of the Independent Party candidates President and Vice President, Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard, received 693 votes. The Independent Party's Electors are Catherine Carlstedt Matthew P. Smith Benjamin Droz 3,137 ballots contained write-in votes for the President and Vice President, and are therefore not represented in the Electoral College. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have affixed the Seal oft City of Washington, District of Columbia on the ninth day of December, two thousand twenty. Muriel Bowser ofthe District ofColumbia Attest:~KJ aA~/1~ Kimberly Bassett Secretary ofthe District ofColumbia Washington,District ofColumbia~ Fifteenth Electoral College DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA .. 0 / '' ·•.\ ,,. • , ' Ill BOARD OF ELECTIONS *** WASHINGTON, D.C. 20003 ~ - In the Matter of: DECLARATION OF WINNER AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 3, 2020 FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTOR OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Upon the report of the Executive Director, and pursuant to the provisions of D.C. Code, Section 1-1001.l0(b)(l) and Section 1-1001.0S(a)(l l), comes now the District of Columbia Board of Elections and hereby declares that the candidates of the Democratic Party received the highest number of votes for the office of President and Vice President of the United States in the Presidential General Election held on the 3rd of November, 2020. Therefore, the Board of Elections hereby declares the following individuals to be winners of the office of Elector of President and Vice President of the United States and certifies the following election results: WINNERS PRESIDENTIAL AND VIC~ ELECTORS PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Meedie Bardonille Joseph R. Biden Barbara A. Helmick Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris Jacqueline Thompson-Echavarria We further certify that each of the declared winners: 1) is a qualified elector registered in the District of Columbia; 2) has certified to us that he or she has resided in the District of Columbia continuously for a period of three (3) years immediately preceding November 3, 2020; 3) has been officially designated by the D.C. Democratic Committee as the Democratic Party's nominees for the office of Elector pledged to the Democratic Party's Presidential nominees; and 4) has taken an oath that he or she will vote in the Electoral College for the Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees of the Democratic Party. 1015 Half Street, SE Suite 750 • www.dcboee.org • Telephone (202) 727-2525 • Fax (202) 347-2648 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS Candidates for President Party Electors Votes Cast and Vice President Joe Bishop-Henchman Jo Jorgensen LIBERT ARIAN Ethan Bishop 2,036 Jeremy "Spike" Cohen Patrick Hynes Darryl LC Moch Howie Hawkins STATEHOOD David Schwartzman 1,726 Angela Walker GREEN Eleanor Ory Meedie Bardonille Joseph R. Biden DEMOCRATIC Barbara A. Helmick 317,323 Kamala D. Harris Jacqueline Thompson-Echavarria Sean Blackmon Gloria La Riva INDEPENDENT Claire Cook 855 Sunil Freeman Nicole Roussell Jessie Jane Duff Donald J. Trump REPUBLICAN Michael Kenneth McHugh 18,586 Michael R. Pence Charles A. Vincent Catherine Carlstedt Brock Pierce INDEPENDENT Matthew P. Smith 693 Karla Ballard Benjamin Droz Write-In 3,137 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we, D. Michael Bennett, Board Chairman, and Karyn Greenfield and Michael D. Gill, Members of said Board, have hereunto set our names and affixed the seal of said Board, at the City of Washington, this 2nd Day of December, 2020. D. Michael Bennett, Chairman ATTEST: .c;? A,,.:., Alice P. Miller Executive Director Wasbington, 1!listrict of <!Columbia jfifteentb ~lectoral Qtollege <!Certificate of ~scertainment of <!electors for ,Jtresibent anb 11ice ,Jtresibent of tbe mlniteb ~tates of ~merica Pursuant to the Laws of the United States ofAmerica and the District of Columbia, I, Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia, certify that an election was held in the District of Columbia on the third day of November, two thousand twenty, for the purpose of choosing by ballot three Electors to vote on the election of a President and Vice President of the United States for the term prescribed by the Constitution of the United States to begin at noon on the twentieth day of January in the year two thousand twenty- one. The District of Columbia Board of Elections has certified the results of said election in accordance with Section 1 of the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1935 (69 Stat; DC Official Code Section 1- 1001.01 , et seq.), as amended by Public Law 87.389 approved by Congress on October 4, 1961 . The Board of Elections has ascertained that the Electors for the candidates receiving the highest number of votes meet all legal requirements to serve as Electors for the District of Columbia and have sworn an oath to faithfully vote and adhere to their respective ballots. On the basis of said certification, I do hereby declare and certify that these Electors, Meedie L. Bardonille Barbara A. Helmick Jacqueline Thompson-Echavarria have been duly chosen and appointed Electors of the District of Columbia for the election of a President and Vice President of the United States of America. I do further certify that on the basis of the count of the ballots cast in said election conducted by the District of Columbia Board of Elections, the number of votes received by all candidates is as follows: Electors of the Democratic Party candidates President and Vice President, Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris, received 317,323 votes. The Democratic Party's Electors are Meedie L. Bardonille Barbara A. Helmick Jacqueline Thompson-Echavarria Electors of the Republican Party candidates President and Vice President, Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence, received 18,586 votes. The Republican Party's Electors are Jessie Jane Duff Michael Kenneth McHugh Charles A. Vincent Electors ofthe Libertarian Party candidates President and Vice President, Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, received 2,036 votes. The Libertarian Party's Electors are Joe Bishop-Henchman Ethan Bishop Patrick Hynes Electors of the Statehood Green Party candidates President and Vice President, Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, received 1,726 votes. The Statehood Party's Electors are Darryl LC Moch David Schwartzman Eleanor Ory Electors ofthe Independent Party candidates President and Vice President, Gloria La Riva and Sunil Freeman, received 855 votes. The Independent Party's Electors are Sean Blackmon Claire Cook Nicole Roussell Electors of the Independent Party candidates President and Vice Pre~ident, Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard, received 693 votes. The Independent Party's Electors are Catherine Carlstedt Matthew P. Smith Benjamin Droz 3,137 ballots contained write-in votes for the President and Vice President, and are therefore not represented in the Electoral College. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have affixed the Seal of the ity of Washington, District of Columbia on the fourteenth day of December, two thousand twenty.