[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 4 (Saturday, January 6, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H31-H45]
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 COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES--JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HELD 
      PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1

  At 1:02 p.m. the Sergeant at Arms, Wilson Livingood, announced the 
Vice President and the Senate of the United States.
  The Senate entered the Hall of the House of Representatives, headed 
by the Vice President and the Secretary of the Senate, the Members and 
officers of the House rising to receive them.
  The Vice President took his seat as the Presiding Officer of the 
joint convention of the two Houses, the Speaker of the House occupying 
the chair on his left. Senators took seats to the right of the rostrum 
as prescribed by law.
  The joint session was called to order by the Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Mr. Speaker and Members of Congress, the Senate 
and the House or Representatives, pursuant to the requirements of the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States, are meeting in joint 
session for the purpose of opening the certificates and ascertaining 
and counting the votes of the electors of the several States for 
President and Vice President.
  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.

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  The tellers, Senator Dodd and Senator McConnell on the part of the 
Senate, and Mr. Thomas and Mr. Fattah on the part of the House, took 
their places at the desk.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will open the certificates in 
alphabetical order and pass to the tellers the certificates showing the 
votes of the electors in each State, and the tellers will then read, 
count, and announce the result in each State.


                             point of order

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Vice President, I make a point of order.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentleman will state his point of order.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Vice President, we have just completed the closest 
election in American history.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentleman will suspend.
  The Chair is advised by the Parliamentarian that, under section 18 of 
title 3, United States Code, no debate is allowed in the joint session.
  If the gentleman has a point of order, please present the point of 
order.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Vice President, there are many Americans who still 
believe that the results we are going to certify today are 
illegitimate.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentleman will suspend.
  If the gentleman from Florida has a point of order, he may present 
the point of order at this time. Otherwise, the gentleman will suspend.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Vice President, I will note the absence of a quorum 
and respectfully request that we delay the proceedings until a quorum 
is present.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair is advised by the Parliamentarian that 
section 17 of title 3, United States Code, prescribes a single 
procedure for resolution of either an objection to a certificate or 
other questions arising in the matter. That includes a point of order 
that a quorum is not present.
  The Chair rules, on the advice of the Parliamentarian, that the point 
of order that a quorum is not present is subject to the requirement 
that it be in writing and signed by both a Member of the House of 
Representatives and a Senator.
  Is the point of order in writing and signed not only by a Member of 
the House of Representatives but also by a Senator?
  Mr. DEUTSCH. It is in writing, but I do not have a Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The point of order may not be received.
  The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of the electors for 
President and Vice President of the State of Alabama, and they will 
read the certificate and will count and make a list of the votes cast 
by that State.
  (The certificates being in varying forms, each was read in part 
sufficient to justify the findings that it was signed by the pertinent 
electors, duly attested, regular in form, and authentic, and that it 
reflected the votes announced.)
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). Mr. President, we, the 
undersigned, being duly elected electors for President and Vice 
President of the United States of America, for the State of Alabama, at 
the general election held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, pursuant to the 
Constitution and laws of the United States, and of this State, certify 
that the following candidates for President and Vice President received 
the following number of votes, by ballot, at the meeting of electors 
held December 18, 2000, at the State capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

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  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 9 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 9 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Alaska, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, being duly 
elected electors for the State of Alaska, do hereby certify that on the 
18th day of December, 2000, A.D., in the Municipality of Anchorage, 
State of Alaska, duly and regularly met and by authority of law vested 
in us, voted for President of the United States of America with the 
following result: For President, George W. Bush, 3 votes.
  We, the undersigned, being the duly elected electors for the State of 
Alaska, do hereby certify that on the 18th day of December, 2000, A.D., 
in the Municipality of Anchorage, State of Alaska, duly and regularly 
met and by authority of law vested in us, voted for Vice President of 
the United States of America with the following result: for Vice 
President, Dick Cheney, 3 votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Alaska seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 3 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 3 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Arizona, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, being 
the duly elected, qualified and acting presidential electors for the 
State of Arizona, do hereby certify that on the 18th day of December, 
2000, A.D., at and within the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, 
State of Arizona, duly and regularly met and convened, and then and 
there, by authority of law in us vested, voted for President of the 
United States of America, with the following result: for President, 
George W. Bush, 8 votes.
  We, the undersigned, being the duly elected, qualified and acting 
presidential electors for the State of Arizona, do hereby certify that 
on the 18th day of December, 2000, A.D., at and within the City of 
Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, duly and regularly met 
and convened and then and there, by authority of law in us vested, 
voted for Vice President of the United States of America, with the 
following result: for Vice President, Dick Cheney, 8 votes.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 8 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 8 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Arkansas, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). Mr. President, we, the undersigned, 
duly elected and qualified Presidential Electors for the State of 
Arkansas for the year 2000, hereby certify that we have met at the 
State Capitol, Old Supreme Court Chamber, in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 
December 18, 2000, as provided by law, and have cast our ballot for the 
President of the United States. We hereby certify that we have cast our 
separate ballots for the President of the United States as follows: for 
George W. Bush, in witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our 
names this 18th day of December 2000.
  We, the undersigned, duly elected and qualified Presidential Electors 
for the State of Arkansas, for the year 2000, hereby certify that we 
have met at the State Capitol, Old Supreme Court Chamber, Little Rock, 
Arkansas, on December 18, 2000, as provided by law, and have cast our 
ballot for the Vice President of the United States. We hereby certify 
that we have cast our separate ballots for the Vice President of the 
United States as follows: For Dick Cheney, in witness whereof, we have 
hereunto subscribed this 18th day of December 2000.

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  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 6 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 6 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair now hands to the gentleman from 
California and the other tellers the certificate of the electors for 
President and Vice President of the State of California, and they will 
read the certificate and will count and make a list of the votes cast 
by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned Electors of 
President and Vice President of the United States of America (for the 
respective terms of President and Vice President beginning on the 
twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand and 
one), being Electors, duly and legally elected, appointed and qualified 
in and for the State of California, as appears by the annexed list of 
Electors made, certified and delivered to us by Governor Gray Davis of 
the State and having the signature of the Governor of said State 
affixed thereto, having met and convened at the Capitol, in the city of 
Sacramento, in the State of California, in pursuance of the statutes of 
the State of California and of the United States, at the hour of 2 
o'clock in the afternoon, on the first Monday after the second 
Wednesday in December, being the eighteenth day of December, in the 
year of our Lord two thousand, do hereby certify that being so 
assembled and duly organized, we proceeded to vote by ballot and 
balloted, first for such President, and then for such Vice President, 
by distinct ballots.
  And we further certify, that the following are two distinct lists, 
one of the votes for President and the other of the votes for Vice 
President, so given as aforesaid: Al Gore of Tennessee, 54 votes; Joe 
Lieberman of Connecticut, 54 votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 54 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 54 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the count just made?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Colorado, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). I, Donetta Davidson, Secretary of 
State of the State of Colorado, do hereby certify on the Eighteenth Day 
of December 2000, The Following Qualified Presidential Electors Met In 
The Office Of The Governor At Twelve Noon, And Cast Their Votes (8) For 
The Candidates Of Their Party; Said Candidates Being George W. Bush For 
President, And Dick Cheney For Vice President.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote for the State of 
Colorado seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 8 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 8 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the certificate just 
counted?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the Senator from Connecticut, 
Mr. Dodd, the certificate of the electors for President and Vice 
President of the State of Connecticut, and he will read the certificate 
and will count and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, Electors of 
President and Vice President of the United States of America, for the 
respective terms beginning on the twentieth day of January, in the year 
of our Lord two thousand and one, being electors duly and legally 
appointed and qualified by and for the State of Connecticut, as appears 
by the annexed list of electors, made, certified, and delivered to us 
by the Executive of the State, having met and convened at the Capitol, 
in Hartford, in said State, in pursuance of the Constitution and laws 
of the United States, and in the manner provided by the laws of the 
State of Connecticut, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday, 
being the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
thousand do hereby certify that being so assembled and duly organized, 
we proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for such President 
and then for such Vice President, by distinct ballots. And we further 
certify, that, the following are two distinct lists: One of the votes 
for President, and the other, of the votes for Vice President so cast 
as aforesaid: List of all persons voted for as President, with the 
number of votes for each, Al Gore of Tennessee, 8. Lists of all persons 
for as Vice President with the number of votes for each, Joe Lieberman 
of Connecticut, 8.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore for the State of Tennessee received 8 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 8 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the certificate just 
counted?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Delaware, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). To all persons to whom these 
presents shall come, greetings. Whereas, an election was held in the 
State of Delaware, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, in the year 
of our Lord 2000, that being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in 
said month, in pursuance of the Constitution of the United States and 
the Constitution and Laws of the State of Delaware, in that behalf, for 
the purpose of choosing by ballot 3 electors for the election of a 
President and Vice President of the United States, and whereas, the 
official certificates or returns of said election, held in the several 
counties of the said State, in due manner made out, signed and 
executed, have been delivered to me according to the laws of said 
State, by the Superior Court of said counties; and having examined said 
returns, and enumerated and ascertained the number of votes for each 
and every candidate or person voted for as one of such Electors, the 
result appears as follows, to wit.
  This one is different than all the others.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. I can tell you where they went if it is not on 
there.
  Hold it up to the light.
  Mr. THOMAS. For President, Al Gore, 3 votes, and for Vice President 
Joe Lieberman, 3 votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Delaware seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 3 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 3 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the certificate just 
counted?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the District of 
Columbia, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by the District of Columbia.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, Electors 
of President and Vice President of the United State of America for 
terms beginning at noon on the twentieth day of January two thousand 
and one, being electors duly and legally appointed and qualified by and 
for the

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District of Columbia, as appears by the annexed certificate made and 
delivered to us by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in accordance 
with the Act of Congress of June 25, 1948, c. 644, section 1, 62 Stat. 
672, do hereby certify, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice President by distinct ballots. And we further certify that the 
following are two distinct lists, one of the votes for President and 
the other of the votes for Vice President, so cast as aforesaid.
  List of all the persons voted for as President, with the number of 
votes for each: Albert Gore, two. List of all the persons voted for as 
Vice President, with the number of votes for each: Joseph I. Lieberman, 
two.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the District 
of Columbia seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that Al Gore from the State of Tennessee received 2 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 2 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the certificate just 
counted?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair now hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of Florida, and they will read the certificate and will count and 
make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). This is the one we have all been 
waiting for.
  We, the undersigned duly elected and serving Electors for President 
and Vice-President hereby certify that we have this day met in the 
Executive Offices of the Capitol at Tallahassee, Florida, and cast our 
votes for President of the United States and our votes for Vice-
President of the United States, and that the results are as follows: 
Those receiving votes for President of the United States and the number 
of such votes were: George W. Bush, 25. Those receiving votes for Vice-
President of the United States and the number of such votes were: Dick 
Cheney, 25. Done at Tallahassee, the Capitol, this 18th day of 
December, A.D., 2000.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 25 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 25 votes 
for Vice President.

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  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. President, I object to the certificate 
from Florida.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) will 
present his objection. Is the gentleman's objection in writing and 
signed by a Member of the House of Representatives and by a Senator?
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. President, and I take great pride in 
calling you that, I must object because of the overwhelming evidence of 
official misconduct, deliberate fraud, and an attempt to suppress voter 
turnout.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair must remind Members that under section 
18, title 3, United States Code, no debate is allowed in the joint 
session.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Thank you, Mr. President. To answer your 
question, Mr. President, the objection is in writing, signed by a 
number of Members of the House of Representatives, but not by a Member 
of the Senate.
  Thank you, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentleman from Florida for 
his courtesy. Since the present objection lacks the signature of a 
Senator, accordingly, the objection may not be received.
  Are there other objections?
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. President, I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Mrs. Meek) rise?
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. President, I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House and by a Senator?
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. President, it is in writing and signed by 
myself and several of my constituents from Florida. A Senator is 
needed, but missing.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. On the basis previously stated, the objection may 
not be received. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from Florida for her 
courtesy.
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Florida, Ms. Brown, rise?
  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. President, I stand for the purpose of 
objecting to the counting of the vote from the State of Florida as 
read.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. President, it is in writing and signed by 
several House colleagues on behalf of, and myself, the 27,000 voters of 
Duval County, of which 16,000 of them are African Americans that were 
disenfranchised in this last election.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentlewoman will suspend. The part of the 
question that the Chair will put again is, is the objection signed by a 
Member of the Senate?
  Ms. BROWN of Florida. It is not signed by a Member of the Senate. The 
Senate is missing.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman. The objection, 
on the basis previously stated, may not be received.
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice 
Johnson) rise?
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. President, I rise on behalf 
of the Congressional Black Caucus to object to the 25 electoral votes 
from Florida.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the gentlewoman state an objection, and is 
it in writing and signed by a Member of the House of Representatives 
and a Senator?
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. It is in writing, signed by a 
number of Members of Congress, and because we received hundreds of 
thousands of telegrams and e-mails and telephone calls, but we do not 
have a Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection signed by a Senator?
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. It is not signed by a Senator, 
Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from Texas. On 
the previous basis stated, the objection may not be received.
  For what purpose does the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) 
rise?
  Mr. CUMMINGS. I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentleman will state his objection. Is the 
objection in writing and signed by a Member of the House and a Senator?
  Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. President, it is in writing and signed by myself on 
behalf of the many disenfranchised people in the State of Florida, and 
it is signed along with many of my other colleagues from the House.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is it signed by a Senator?
  Mr. CUMMINGS. No, it is not.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentleman from Maryland. On 
the basis previously stated, the objection may not be received.
  Mr. CUMMINGS. Thank you very much, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Texas 
(Ms. Jackson-Lee) rise?
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. President, I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. President, thank you for your inquiry. 
It is in writing, it is signed by myself on behalf of my diverse 
constituents and the millions of Americans who have been 
disenfranchised by Florida's inaccurate vote count, along with my House 
colleagues, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection signed by a Senator?
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. President, I do not have a Senator who 
has signed this objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from Texas. On 
the basis previously stated, the objection may not be received.

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  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Thank you, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Waters) rise?
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Vice President, I rise to object to the fraudulent 25 
Florida electorial votes.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House and a Senator?
  Ms. WATERS. The objection is in writing, and I do not care that it is 
not signed by a Member of the Senate.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will advise that the rules do care, and 
the signature of a Senator is required. The Chair will again put that 
part of the question: Is the objection signed by a Senator?
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Vice President, there are gross violations of the 
Voting Rights Act from Florida, and I object; and it is not signed by a 
Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from California. 
On the basis previously stated, the objection may not be received.
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) rise?
  Ms. LEE. Mr. President, I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Ms. LEE. Mr. President, it is in writing and signed by myself on 
behalf of many of the diverse constituents in our country, especially 
those in the Ninth Congressional District and all American voters who 
recognize that the Supreme Court, not the people of the United States, 
decided this election.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection signed by a Senator?
  Ms. LEE. Unfortunately, Mr. President, it is not signed by one single 
Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. On the basis previously stated, the objection may 
not be received. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from California.
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. McKinney) 
rise?
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. President, I have an objection at the desk to 
Florida's 25 electoral votes.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. President, it is in writing and it is signed by my 
Congressional Black Caucus colleagues, my House colleagues and myself; 
but it is not signed by one single Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from Georgia. On 
the basis previously stated, the objection may not be received.
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Mrs. Mink) rise?
  Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. President, I want to voice my objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. President, it is in writing, and I have 
signed it on behalf of not only myself and other colleagues of the 
House but my constituents. Unfortunately, I have no authority over the 
United States Senate and no Senator has signed.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from Hawaii. On 
the basis previously stated, the objection may not be received.
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. 
Clayton) rise?
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. President, I rise in objection to the Florida 
electoral votes, and I rise to object to the process that, indeed, that 
voters do count, the essence of democracy demands that we speak to it.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing and is it signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. President, it is in writing and it is signed by 
more than 10 of my Members in the House.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection signed by a Senator?
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Unfortunately, it is not.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. On the basis previously stated, the objection may 
not be received. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from North Carolina.
  Are there any other objections?
  For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. McKinney) 
rise?
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. President, I object to Florida's electors, and in 
view of the fact that debate is not permitted in joint session and 
pursuant to title 3, I move that the House withdraw from the joint 
session in order to allow consideration of the facts surrounding the 
slate of electors from Florida.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will remind the Members of the joint 
session that even though a Member's motion may affect only one House, 
the statutory principle of bicameral signatures must, nevertheless, be 
applied. The gentlewoman will suspend.
  Reading sections 15 through 18 of title 3, United States Code, as a 
coherent whole, the Chair holds that no procedural question is to be 
recognized by the presiding officer in the joint session unless 
presented in writing and signed by both a Representative and a Senator.
  Is the gentlewoman's motion in writing and signed by a Member and a 
Senator?
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. President, the motion is in writing, it is at the 
desk, and because it involves the prerogatives of the House, therefore 
Senate assent is not required.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will advise the gentlewoman 
respectfully that reading sections 15 through 18 of title 3, U.S. Code, 
as a whole, the Chair holds that no procedural question, even if 
involving only one House of Congress, is to be recognized by the 
presiding officer in the joint session, unless presented in writing and 
signed by both a Representative and a Senator.
  Because the gentlewoman's motion is not signed by a Senator, on the 
basis previously stated, the motion may not be received. The Chair 
thanks the gentlewoman from Georgia.
  For what purpose does the gentleman from California rise?
  Mr. FILNER. I have an objection to the electoral votes from Florida.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection in writing; is it signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Mr. FILNER. No, it is not in writing, but I rise in solidarity with 
my colleagues who have previously expressed their objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection will not be allowed on the previous 
basis.
  Mr. FILNER. I thank the President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Waters) rise?
  Ms. WATERS. I have a motion of objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the motion in writing, and is it signed by a 
Member of the House of Representatives and a Member of the Senate?
  Ms. WATERS. The motion is in writing, Mr. President, and I rise to 
offer a motion to withdraw from the joint session. There is no 
reference to the section that you have referenced to quorum or 
withdrawal.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will respectfully advise the 
gentlewoman from California that sections 15 through 18 of title 3, as 
previously stated, in the opinion of the Chair and the Parliamentarians 
require the Chair to rule that no procedural question is to be 
recognized by the Presiding Officer in the joint session, even if it 
applies to only one House, unless presented in writing and signed by 
both a Representative and a Senator.
  Since the Chair has been advised that the gentlewoman's motion is not 
signed by a Senator, on the basis previously stated, the motion may not 
be received.
  Ms. WATERS. Let the Record show that is an opinion. It is not written 
in that section in reference to quorum or withdrawal.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from California.
  Are there any further objections to the certificate just counted?
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. President, I rise to make a point of 
order.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the point of order in writing, and is it 
signed by a Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. President, being that this is a solemn 
day and a day that we are affirming the voices of the American people, 
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wish to delay this until a quorum has been maintained.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentlewoman will be advised, as all Members 
of the joint session will be advised, that a motion for the presence of 
a quorum is not in order unless it is signed by a Member of the House 
of Representatives and a Senator.
  Since the Chair is advised that the gentlewoman's motion is not 
signed by a Senator, it is not received.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Thank you, Mr. President. It is signed by 
me, but I do not have a Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentlewoman from Texas.
  For what purpose does the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Jackson) rise?
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. President, I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the gentleman's objection in writing and 
signed by a Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator?
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Yes, sir, I have signed it.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the objection signed by a Senator?
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. President, I am objecting to the idea 
that votes in Florida were not counted; and it is a sad day in America, 
Mr. President, when we cannot find a Senator to sign these objections. 
New Democratic Senators will not sign the objection, Mr. President. I 
object.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentleman will suspend. The Chair thanks the 
gentleman from Illinois, but, on the basis previously stated, the 
objection is not in order.
  For what purpose does the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) rise?
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. President, point of order. Would the 
President advise whether or not there is an opportunity to appeal the 
ruling of the Chair?

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  The VICE PRESIDENT. This is going to sound familiar to you, to all of 
us.
  The Chair finds that section 17 of title 3, United States Code, 
prescribes a single procedure for resolution of either an objection to 
a certificate or other questions arising in the matter. The Chair rules 
that the appeal is subject to the requirement that it be in writing and 
signed by both a Member of the House of Representatives and a Senator. 
Since the Chair presumes that it is not signed by a Senator, it is not 
received on the basis previously stated.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. We did all we could, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentleman from Florida.
  Are there further objections?
  Ms. WATERS. Further objection, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Waters) rise?
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. President, I rise to ask unanimous consent that the 
debate on this issue go forward.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Notwithstanding the fact that an objections were 
heard, the Chair is advised that that request should not even be 
entertained.
  For what purpose does the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Jackson) rise?
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. President, is it possible to ask at this 
hour for a Democratic Senator to sign one of these Democratic 
objections by unanimous consent? Is that within the House rules?
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will advise the gentleman from Illinois 
that any Member of either Chamber may do as he or she wishes, so long 
as it is within the rules of the joint session. So it is possible, as 
long as it does not violate the rules, but the Chair will not entertain 
debate, because that is a violation of the rules of the joint session.
  If there is no further objection, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificates of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of Georgia, and they will read the certificate and will count and 
make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). Certificate of Ascertainment. On 
November 7, 2000, the following people were appointed electors of 
President and Vice President of the United States, each receiving 
1,419,720 votes:
  Certificate of Vote of the 2000 Electors From Georgia. We, the 
undersigned, being the duly elected and qualified electors of President 
and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of 
Georgia, and hereinafter referred In this Certificate as the 2000 
Electors from the State of Georgia, do hereby certify the following:
  That the undersigned 2000 electors from the State of Georgia convened 
and organized at the State Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, County of 
Fulton, Georgia, at 12 o'clock noon, on the 18th day of December 2000, 
to perform the duties enjoined upon them:
  That Frederick E. Cooper presided and Eric J. Tanenblatt served as 
Secretary for the meeting.
  That the undersigned 2000 Electors from the State of Georgia cast 
each of their respective ballots for President of the United States of 
America, as follows, Signed by the pertinent Electors and duly 
attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 13 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 13 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Hawaii, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). WE, the undersigned, Electors of 
President and Vice President of the United States of America, for the 
respective terms beginning on the twentieth day of January, in the year 
of our Lord two thousand, being electors duly and legally appointed and 
qualified by and for the State of Hawaii, as appears by the annexed 
list of electors, made certified and delivered to us by the Executive 
of the State, having met and convened at the Capitol, in Honolulu, in 
said State, in pursuance of the Constitution and laws of the United 
States, and in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Hawaii, 
on the first Monday after the second Wednesday, being the eighteenth 
day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand.
  Do Hereby Certify, That the following are two distinct lists, one of 
the votes for President and the other of the votes for Vice President. 
For President, Al Gore of Tennessee; for Vice President, Joe Lieberman 
of Connecticut.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Hawaii seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom, 4 votes for President and 4 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Idaho 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned electors 
of President and Vice President of the United States for the respective 
terms beginning on the twentieth day of January, two thousand and one, 
being Electors duly and legally appointed and qualified by and for the 
State of the Idaho, as appears by the annexed certificate made and 
delivered to us by the Executive of said State, having met agreeably to 
the provisions of law at Boise, in the State of Idaho, on the first 
Monday after the second Wednesday in December of the year two thousand, 
being the eighteenth day of said month, do hereby certify that being so 
assembled and duly organized, we proceeded to vote by ballot and 
balloted first for President and then for Vice President by distinct 
ballots.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote the State of 
Idaho seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 4 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 4 votes 
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  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Illinois, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Mr. 
President.
  From the State of Illinois, Certificate of Vote.
  KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT: That we, the undersigned, electors of the 
President and Vice President of the United States of America, duly and 
legally elected and appointed as such on the Seventh day of November, 
2000, or chosen as provided by law for the filling of vacancies of 
Presidential Electors by and for the State of Illinois, as appears by 
annexed certificates made and delivered to us by the Illinois State 
Board of Elections.
  DO HEREBY CERTIFY that we met and convened, as provided by law, at 
ten o'clock in the forenoon, in the Capitol, in the City of 
Springfield, in the State of Illinois, on the Eighteenth day of 
December, 2000, being the first Monday after the second Wednesday in 
December next following our appointment, and organized, by electing 
Michael J. Madigan Chairman and Constance A. Howard, Secretary of the 
College of Electors of the State of Illinois; and we further certify 
that we then proceeded to vote by ballot and voted first for President 
of the United States and then for Vice President of the United States 
by distinct ballots; and that the following are the two distinct lists, 
one of the votes for President and the other the votes for Vice 
President, so cast as aforesaid:
  Al Gore, 22, for President; Joe Lieberman, 22, for Vice President.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 22 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 22 
votes for Vice President.
  THE VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Indiana, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, duly elected 
and qualified as electors for President and Vice President of the 
United States of America, for the respective terms beginning on the 
twentieth day of January 2001, and for the State of Indiana, as appears 
by the annexed certificates mailed and delivered to us by the Governor 
of this State, its chief executive officer, having met and convened 
agreeably to the provisions of the law in the chamber of the Indiana 
House of Representatives at Indianapolis, Indiana on the first Monday 
after the second Wednesday in December, 2000, being the eighteenth day 
of this month.
  Do hereby certify, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice President by distinct ballots.
  We further certify that the following are 2 distinct lists, one of 
the votes for President and the other of votes for Vice President, so 
cast as aforesaid:
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 12 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 12 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the Certificate of 
the Electors for President and Vice President of the State of Iowa. 
They will read the certificate and will count and make a list of the 
votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). The State of Iowa, Executive 
Department in the Name and By The Authority of The State of Iowa. 
CERTIFICATE OF VOTE OF ELECTORS FOR THE STATE OF IOWA.
  We, the undersigned, the duly elected Electors for the State of Iowa 
for President and Vice President of the United States, meeting at the 
State Capitol in the City of Des Moines, Iowa, on this 18th day of 
December, 2000, in accordance with law, do hereby certify that on this 
date we have given our votes for President and Vice President of the 
United States for the term commencing January 20, 2001, and that all of 
the votes given by us for the said offices are as follows:
  FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Al Gore, 7 votes; FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Joe Lieberman, 7 votes.
  Mr. President, signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  The certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Iowa seems to 
be in regular form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Al Gore 
of the State of Tennessee received 7 votes for President, and Joe 
Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 7 votes for Vice 
President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Kansas, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, electors 
of President and Vice President of the United States of America for the 
respective terms beginning on the twentieth day of January, A.D., two 
thousand and one, being electors duly and legally appointed and 
qualified by and for the State of Kansas, as appears by the annexed 
certificate made and delivered to us by the executive of said State, 
having met and convened, agreeably to the provisions of law, at Topeka 
in said State of Kansas on the first Monday after the second Wednesday 
of December of the year two thousand, being the eighteenth of said 
month,
  DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice President by distinct ballots;
  AND WE FURTHER CERTIFY, That the following are two distinct lists, 
one of the votes for President and the other of the votes for Vice 
President, so cast as aforesaid:
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Kansas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 6 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 6 votes 
for Vice President.
  THE VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the commonwealth of 
Kentucky, and they will read the certificates and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.

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  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). Pursuant to the 12th 
Amendment of the United States Constitution in section 7 through 11 of 
title III of the United States Code, we, the undersigned electors for 
the Republican party in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do provide you 
with this certificate of votes for President and Vice President of the 
United States of America.
  Attached to the certificate is the ballot for President and the 
ballot for Vice President and a list of the electors furnished to us at 
the direction of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that George W. Bush of the State

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of Texas received 8 votes for President, and Dick Cheney of the State 
of Wyoming received 8 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Louisiana, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). The State of Louisiana, pursuant to 
the laws of the United States of America, I, M.J. ``Mike'' Foster, Jr., 
Governor of Louisiana, do hereby certify that Mike Foster and Suzanne 
Haik Terrell for the State at Large, Patricia Brister for the First 
District, Donald Ensenat, for the Second District, Al Lippman for the 
Third District, Michael Woods, Sr. for the Fourth District, Elizabeth 
Levy for the Fifth District, Heulette Fontenot, Jr. for the Sixth 
District, and Steve Jordan for the Seventh District were duly elected 
Electors for President and Vice President of the United States, on the 
part of the State of Louisiana, agreeable to the provisions of the laws 
of the State of Louisiana, and in conformity with the Constitution of 
the United States of America, for the purpose of giving their votes for 
President and Vice President of the United States for the term 
prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, to begin on the 
20th day of January, A.D., 2001.
  It is signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 9 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 9 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Maine, 
and they will read the certificate and will count and make a list of 
the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). The State of Maine. We, the 
undersigned, having been duly appointed and qualified by and for the 
State of Maine to be Electors of President and Vice President of the 
United States for the respective terms commencing on the twentieth day 
of January in the year two thousand and one, having met in convention 
in the Chamber of the House of Representatives at Augusta, in the State 
of Maine, in pursuance of the directions of the Congress of the United 
States, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, 
being the eighteenth day of December, in the year two thousand; Hereby 
Certify, That, a vote by two distinct ballots was held; first, for 
President of the United States, and, then, for Vice President of the 
United States; and We further Certify, That, the following are two 
distinct lists; one, of the votes for President, and the other, of the 
votes for Vice President, so cast as aforesaid, signed by the pertinent 
electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 4 votes for 
President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 4 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Maryland, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). STATE OF MARYLAND, CITY OF 
ANNAPOLIS, MEETING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, WE, the undersigned, Mary 
Ann E. Love, Ina Taylor, Howard Friedman, Beatrice P. Tignor, Mary 
Butler Murphy, Gregory Pecoraro, Clarence W. Blount, Gene W. Counihan, 
Mary Jo Neville, and Thomas V. Mike Miller, being Electors of President 
and Vice President of the United States of America for the respective 
terms beginning on the 18th day of December, 2000, duly and legally 
appointed and qualified by and for the State of Maryland, as appears by 
the annexed certificate made and delivered to us by his excellency, 
Honorable Parris N. Glendening, the Executive of said State, having met 
pursuant to the provisions of law, in the State House at Annapolis, in 
said State of Maryland, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday 
in December 2000, being the 18th day of said month, do hereby certify 
that after being so assembled and duly organized, we proceeded to vote 
by ballot and balloted first for President of the United States and 
then for Vice President of the United States by distinct ballots and 
that the following are two distinct lists, one of the votes for 
President and the other of the votes for Vice President, so cast as 
aforesaid:
  LIST NO. 1 VOTES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. RESULT: Al Gore, 
10 VOTES.
  LIST NO. 2 VOTES FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 
RESULT: Joe Lieberman 10 VOTES.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 10 votes for 
President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 10 
votes for President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, and they will read the certificate and will count and 
make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). WE, the undersigned, ELECTORS 
OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, for the 
respective terms beginning at noon on the twentieth day of January, in 
the year two thousand and one, being Electors duly and legally 
appointed and qualified by and for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as 
appears by the annexed certificate, made and delivered to us by the 
Executive of the Commonwealth, having met and convened, agreeably to 
the provisions of law, at the State House, in Boston, in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the first Monday after the second 
Wednesday in December next following our appointment, being the 
eighteenth day of December, in the year two thousand.
  DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for such President, and 
then for such Vice President, by distinct ballots,
  AND WE FURTHER CERTIFY, That the following are two distinct lists, 
one of the votes for President, and the other of the votes for Vice 
President, so cast, as aforesaid.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Al Gore from the State of 
Tennessee received 12 votes for President, and Joe Lieberman of the 
State of Connecticut received 12 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Michigan, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). Mr. President, we, the undersigned 
Electors of the State of Michigan for President and Vice President, 
elected in the General Election held in the State of Michigan on 
November 7, 2000, and duly convened at the State Capitol in Lansing, 
Michigan, this 18th day of December, A.D. 2000, due hereby certify that 
the following are lists of all votes given by us for the office of 
President and

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Vice President, respectively, of the United States:
  1. Votes cast for Al Gore for President of the United States . . . 
Eighteen . . . 18.
  2. Votes cast for Joe Lieberman for Vice President of the United 
States . . . Eighteen . . . 18.
  In witness whereof, signed by the pertinent electors and duly 
attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 18 votes for 
President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 18 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Minnesota, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, duly elected 
and qualified as electors for President and Vice President of the 
United States of America for the respective terms beginning on the 
twentieth day of January 2001 in and for the State of Minnesota, as 
appears by the annexed certificates mailed and delivered to us by the 
Governor of this State, its chief executive officer, having met and 
convened agreeable to the provisions of the law, in the executive 
chamber at the State Capitol at Saint Paul, Minnesota, on the first 
Monday after the second Wednesday in December 2000, being the 
eighteenth day of this month, Do hereby certify, that being so 
assembled and duly organized, we proceeded to vote by ballot, and 
balloted first for President and then for Vice President by distinct 
ballots.
  And we further certify that the following are two distinct lists, one 
of the votes for President and the other of the votes for Vice 
President, so cast as aforesaid.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote for the State of 
Minnesota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 10 votes for 
President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 10 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Mississippi, and they will read the certificate and will count and make 
a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). Certificate of Vote.
  We, the seven (7) presidential electors elected in Mississippi at the 
November 7, 2000, General Election, assembled in Jackson, Mississippi 
on December 18, 2000, hereby certify that we have cast our seven (7) 
electoral votes for the Office of President of the United States for 
George W. Bush.
  We, the seven (7) Presidential electors elected in Mississippi at the 
November 7, 2000, General Election, assembled in Jackson, Mississippi, 
on December 18, 2000, hereby certify that we have cast our seven (7) 
electoral votes for the Office of Vice-President of the United States 
for Dick Cheney.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 7 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 7 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Missouri, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). BE IT KNOWN, that we, the 
undersigned electors for President and Vice-President, do hereby 
certify that all of the votes of the State of Missouri given for 
President and all of the votes of the State of Missouri given for Vice 
President are contained herein.
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, the undersigned electors for President and 
Vice-President, hereunto set our hands and caused the Great Seal of the 
State of Missouri to be affixed at the City of Jefferson, State of 
Missouri, this 18th day of December, in the year of our Lord Two 
Thousand.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 11 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 11 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Montana, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). The State of Montana, Mr. President, 
the certificate reads:
  WE, the undersigned, Electors of President and Vice President of the 
United States of America for the respective terms beginning on the 
twentieth day of January, 2001, being the electors duly appointed or 
elected as replacements and qualified by and for the State of Montana, 
as appears on the annexed certificate made and delivered to us by the 
Executive of the said state and annexed copy of our certificate of 
election of replacements, having met, agreeable to the provisions of 
law, at Helena, the Capital of said State of Montana, on the first 
Monday after the second Wednesday in December, in the year 2000, being 
the eighteenth day of said month.
  DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice President by distinct ballots.
  AND WE FURTHER CERTIFY, that the following are the two distinct 
lists, one of the votes for President and the other of the votes for 
Vice President, so cast as aforesaid:
  For George W. Bush of Texas, 3 votes, and for Vice President, Dick 
Cheney of Wyoming, 3 votes, signed by the pertinent electors and duly 
attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral votes of the State of 
Montana seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 3 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 3 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Nebraska, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). We, do hereby certify that the 
attached document contains the list of electoral votes from the State 
of Nebraska, the office of President of the United States and Vice 
President of the United States, signed by the pertinent electors and 
duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 5 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 5 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Nevada, and they will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.

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  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). State of Nevada, Executive 
Department, State of Nevada, Certificate of Vote, WE THE UNDERSIGNED, 
Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of 
America for the respective terms beginning at noon on the twentieth day 
of January, 2001, being Electors duly and legally appointed and 
qualified by and for the State of Nevada, as appears by the annexed 
Certificate of Ascertainment, having met and convened, agreeably to the 
provision of law, at Carson City, in said state of Nevada at 2 o'clock 
p.m. on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December of the 
year two thousand, being the eighteenth day of said month;
  DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
Vice President by distinct ballots;
  AND WE FURTHER CERTIFY, that the following are the votes for 
President and Vice President, so cast as aforesaid:
  GEORGE W. BUSH received four (4) votes. DICK CHENEY received four (4) 
votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested, Mr. 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 George 
W. Bush of the State of Texas received 4 votes for President, and Dick 
Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 4 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President for the 
State of New Hampshire. They will read the certificate and will count 
and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We the undersigned, Electors 
of President and Vice President of the United States of America for the 
term beginning on the twentieth day of January, 2001, being electors 
duly elected and qualified by and for the State of New Hampshire, as 
appears by the annexed certificate, having met and organized at the 
State House in Concord in said State in accordance with the Act of 
Congress approved February 3, 1887, an acts supplementary thereto, 
approved October 19, 1888, May 29, 1928, and June 5, 1934, on the first 
Monday after the second Wednesday in December 2000, being the 
eighteenth day of said Month, then and there proceeded to vote by 
ballot for such president by distinct ballots and for such Vice 
President by distinct ballots.
  We hereby certify that the following person received votes for 
President of the United States:
  George W. Bush of Austin, Texas had four votes.
  We hereby certify that the following person received votes for Vice 
President of the United States:
  Dick Cheney of Wilson, Wyoming had four votes.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
New Hampshire seems to be regular in form and authentic. It appears, 
therefrom, that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 4 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 4 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of New Jersey, and they will read the certificate and will count 
and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). State of New Jersey, Certification 
of Electors. We, the undersigned, Paul M. Bangiola, Angelo R. Bianchi, 
Mamie Bridgeforth, Dennis P. Collins, John Garrett, Deborah Lynch, 
Patricia McCullough, John P. McGreevey, June B. Montag, W. Michael 
Murphy, Jeffrey L. Nash, Barbara A. Plumeri, Julia Valdivia, Stephen S. 
Weinstein, and Charles Wowkanech;
  Electors of President and Vice President for the State of New Jersey 
do hereby certify that the annex hereto is an original certificate of 
ascertainment and an original certificate of vote which lists the 
electoral votes of the State of New Jersey for President and Vice 
President.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral votes of the State of 
New Jersey seem to be regular in form and authentic; and it appears 
therefrom that Al Gore from the State of Tennessee received 15 votes 
for President and that Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut 
received 15 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of New Mexico, and they will read the certificate and will count 
and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). Mr. President, STATE OF NEW 
MEXICO, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, CERTIFICATE OF VOTE.
  Pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States of America 
and the laws of the State of New Mexico, we, the undersigned, being the 
five duly elected presidential electors of New Mexico, do hereby 
certify that, at the meeting held on December 18, 2000, in the Office 
of the Secretary of State in the Capitol, the ballots cast for 
President and Vice President of the United States of America were as 
follows:
  For Al Gore as President of the United States, five votes;
  For Joe Lieberman as Vice President of the United States, five votes.
  In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and caused to be 
affixed the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico, this 18th day of 
December, A.D. 2000.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 5 votes for 
President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 5 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of New York. They will read the certificate and will count and 
make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). State of New York: We, the 
undersigned, Electors of President and Vice President of the United 
States of America, being Electors duly and legally appointed and 
qualified in and for the State of New York, as appears by the annexed 
list of Electors, made, certified and delivered to us by the Executive 
of the said State, and having the signature of the Governor of said 
State affixed thereto; and the annexed certificate as to filling of 
vacancies made and certified by the president and secretaries of the 
Electoral College;
  Do hereby Certify, That the said Electors of President and Vice 
President of the United States for the State of New York, as by law 
required, convened at the Capitol of the said State, in the City of 
Albany, on the eighteenth day of December, 2000, at twelve o'clock noon 
of that day;
  And we do hereby further Certify, That, being so assembled and duly 
organized, we proceeded to vote by ballot, first for such President, 
and then for such Vice President, by distinct ballots.
  And we further Certify, That the following are two distinct lists, 
one of the votes for President, and the other of the votes for Vice 
President, so given as aforesaid:
  NAMES OF PERSONS VOTED FOR: Al Gore of the State of Tennessee, 33.
  NAMES OF PERSONS VOTED FOR: Joe Lieberman of the State of 
Connecticut, 33.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 33 votes for 
President and Joe

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Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 33 votes for Vice 
President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of North Carolina, and they will read the certificate and will 
count and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, being 
the duly elected, qualified and acting presidential electors for the 
State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that on the 18th day of 
December, 2000, in the City of Raleigh, State of North Carolina, duly 
and regularly met and convened and then and there, by authority of law 
in us vested, voted for President and Vice President of the United 
States of America, with the following results:
  For President: George W. Bush, 14 votes.
  For Vice President: Dick Cheney, 14 votes.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 14 
votes for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 
14 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of North Dakota, and they will read the certificate and count and 
make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned electors for 
President and Vice President of the United States of America, as chosen 
by the voters of North Dakota on November 7, 2000, and as listed on the 
attached Certificate of Ascertainment made and delivered to us by the 
Executive of said state, having met according to the provisions of 
federal and state law at Bismarck, in said state of North Dakota, on 
the first Monday after the second Wednesday of December of year 2000, 
being the eighteen day of the said month;
  Do hereby certify, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice President by distinct ballots;
  And, we further certify that the following are two distinct lists, 
one showing the votes cast for President and the other showing the 
votes cast for Vice President, so cast as aforesaid:
  For President: George W. Bush, 3 votes.
  For Vice President, Dick Cheney, 3 votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 3 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney from the State of Wyoming received 3 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of Ohio, and they will read the certificate and will count and 
make a list of votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). State of Ohio. We the undersigned, 
Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States of 
America for the respective terms of four years beginning on the 
Twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, 
being electors duly and legally appointed and qualified by and for the 
State of Ohio, as appears by the annexed list of Electors, made, 
certified and delivered to us by the Executive of the State, having met 
and convened at the Statehouse, in the City of Columbus, in the State 
of Ohio, in pursuance of the direction of the Legislature of said 
State, on the First Monday after the Second Wednesday in December, 
being the Eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
thousand;
  Do hereby certify, That, being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for such President, and 
then for such Vice-President, by distinct ballots;
  And We Further Certify, That the following are two distinct lists; 
one, of the votes cast for President, and the other of the votes for 
Vice-President, so cast as aforesaid.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Ohio seems to be regular in form and authentic; and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 21 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 21 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of Oklahoma, and they will read the certificate and will count 
and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). State of Oklahoma. For President of 
the United States of America, the Electors duly chosen for the State of 
Oklahoma cast their votes as follows:
  George W. Bush, Eight (8) votes.
  For Vice President of the United States, the Electors duly chosen for 
the State of Oklahoma cast their votes as follows:
  Dick Cheney, Eight (8) votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 8 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 8 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the tellers the 
certificate of the electors for President and Vice President of the 
State of Oregon, and they will read the certificate and will count and 
make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned electors 
of President and Vice President of the United States of America for the 
respective terms beginning at noon on January 20, 2001, being electors 
legally elected and qualified in and for the State of Oregon, appears 
by the attached certificate made and delivered to us by the executive 
of the said State, having met, in accordance with law, at Salem, Oregon 
on December 18, 2000, the first Monday after the second Wednesday of 
the month:
  Do hereby certify, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice President by distinct ballots:
  And we further certify, that the following are two distinct lists; 
one, of the votes for President, and the other, of the votes for Vice 
President.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 7 votes for 
President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 7 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Hearing none, the Chair hands to the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah) and the other tellers the certificate of 
electors for President and Vice President of the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. They will read the certificate and will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). It is a great pleasure that I read 
the certificate of the votes for President and Vice President from the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  WE THE UNDERSIGNED, Electors of President and Vice-President of the 
United States of America for the respective terms beginning the 
twentieth day of January, A.D. 2001, being electors duly and legally 
appointed and

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qualified by and for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as appears by 
the annexed certificate of ascertainment made and delivered to us by 
the executive of said Commonwealth, and as appears by the annexed 
certificate made by us filling vacancies occasioned by the failure of 
electors to appear to perform their duties, having met, agreeably to 
the provisions of law, at Harrisburg, in said Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in 
December in the year 2000, being the eighteenth day of said month:
  DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that being so assembled and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for President and then 
for Vice-President by distinct ballots.
  AND WE DO FURTHER CERTIFY, that the following are two distinct lists, 
one, of all the votes for President; and the other of all the votes for 
Vice President, so cast as aforesaid.
  LIST OF ALL PERSONS VOTED UPON FOR PRESIDENT:
  Al Gore received 23 votes.
  LIST OF ALL PERSONS VOTED UPON FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
  Joe Lieberman received 23 votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seems to be regular in form and authentic; 
and it appears therefrom that Al Gore of the State of Tennessee 
received 23 votes for President, and Joe Lieberman of the State of 
Connecticut received 23 votes for Vice President.

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  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificates 
of the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Rhode 
Island, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that 
State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned Electors of 
President and Vice President for the State of Rhode Island, Providence 
Plantations, do certify, in pursuance of law, that the lists of the 
votes of the said State cast by us as the Electors thereof for 
President and of all the votes of the said State cast by us as the 
Electors thereof of Vice President for respective terms beginning on 
the 20th day of January A.D. 2001, and herein contained witness our 
hands at Providence this first Monday after the second Wednesday, the 
same being the 18th day of December A.D. 2000.
  Signed by the pertinent Electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 4 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 4 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of South 
Carolina, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that 
State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). The State of South Carolina, Office 
of Secretary of State Jim Miles. 2000 Electoral College Certificate of 
vote.
  We, the undersigned, being duly elected Electors for President and 
Vice President of the United States for the State of South Carolina, at 
the General Election held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, pursuant to the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States and this State, certify 
that the following candidates for President and Vice President received 
the following number of votes by ballot at the meeting of electors held 
on Monday, December 18 in Columbia:
  FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: George W. Bush. Number of 
electoral votes 8.
  FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Dick Cheney. Number of 
electoral votes 8.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 8 
votes for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 8 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of South 
Dakota, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that 
State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned Electors 
of President and Vice President of the United States of America for the 
respective terms of President and Vice President, beginning on the 20th 
day of January, in the year of our Lord, 2001, being Electors duly and 
legally elected and qualified and in and for the State of South Dakota, 
as appears by the annexed Certificate of Ascertainment of Election 
made, certified, and delivered to us by the Governor of said State and 
having the signature of the Governor of said State, affixed thereto, 
having met and convened at the Capitol, in the City of Pierre, in the 
State of South Dakota, in pursuance of the statutes of the State of 
South Dakota and of the United States on the first Monday after the 
second Wednesday in December, being the 18th day of December in the 
year of our Lord, 2000, do hereby certify that being so assembled and 
duly organized, we proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first for 
such President and then for such Vice President, by distinct ballots.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
South Dakota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 3 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 3 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Tennessee, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by 
that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). We, the undersigned, being duly 
elected Electors for President and Vice President of the United States 
of America for the State of Tennessee at the General Election held on 
Tuesday, November 7, 2000, pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of 
the United States and of this State, certify that the following 
candidates for President and Vice President received the following 
number of votes, by ballot, at the meeting of Electors, held December 
18, 2000, at the State Capitol of Tennessee. President of the United 
States of America, George W. Bush 11. Vice President of the United 
States of America, Dick Cheney 11.
  Signed by pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 11 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney from the State of Wyoming received 11 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Texas, 
and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the tellers). We, the duly elected and qualified 
Presidential Electors of the State of Texas, HEREBY CERTIFY that we did 
convene in the State Capitol, Austin, Texas, on the 18th day of 
December 2000, for the purpose of voting for President and Vice 
President of the United States.
  We FURTHER CERTIFY that the persons whose names are listed herein 
voted by individual ballot for President of the United States and for 
Vice President of the United States, and the

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number of votes cast for each office numbered thirty-two (32).
  FOR PRESIDENT: George W. Bush received thirty-two votes; and no votes 
were cast for any other person for President of the United States.
  For VICE PRESIDENT: Dick Cheney received thirty-two votes; and no 
votes were cast for any other person for Vice President of the United 
States.
  IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have hereunto signed our names officially 
this 18th day of December, 2000.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 32 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 32 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Utah, and 
they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). State of Utah, Executive Department, 
Certificate of Vote.
  We, the legally elected and qualified Electors of President and Vice 
President of the United States of America for the State of Utah, as 
appears on the attached Certificate of Ascertainment, as certified by 
the Governor of said State with the Great Seal affixed thereto, having 
met in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor at 12:00 noon on Monday, 
December 18, 2000, and reported ourselves to the Governor of said State 
as in attendance, in pursuance of the statutes of the United States and 
of the statutes of the State of Utah, for the purpose of voting for 
President and Vice President of the United States of America.
  We do hereby certify, that being so convened and duly organized, we 
proceeded to vote by separate ballot, first for President and secondly 
for Vice President, that the following two distinct lists are a true 
statement of the votes given as aforesaid, one of the votes for 
President and the other of the votes for Vice President.
  List of all persons voted for as President with the numbers of votes 
given for each.
  Name of person voted for: George W. Bush of the State of Texas. 
Number of votes received five.
  List of all persons voted for as Vice President with the number of 
votes given for each.
  Name of person voted for: Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming. Number 
of votes received five.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested to.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas has received five 
votes for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 
five votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
electors for President and Vice President of the State of Vermont, and 
they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Senator McCONNELL (one of the tellers). We hereby certify that the 
attached are of the Certificate of Ascertainment listing all Electors, 
candidates for Electors, and number of votes received and the 
Certificate of Vote listing all persons who received electoral votes 
for President with the number of votes received and all persons who 
received votes for Vice President and the number of votes received, as 
signed and certified by the Electors at the December 18, 2000, meeting 
at the State House in Montpelier, Vermont.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received three votes 
for President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 
three votes as Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that 
Commonwealth.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). Commonwealth of Virginia.
  We, the undersigned Electors of President and Vice President of the 
United States of America for the next ensuing regular term of the 
respective offices thereof being Electors duly and legally appointed by 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, as appears by the annexed list of 
Electors in the Certificate of the Executive, made, certified and 
delivered to us by the direction of the Executive of the State, having 
met and convened in the City of Richmond, Virginia, in the seat of 
Government, at the Capitol, in pursuance of the Constitution and laws 
of the United States, and also in pursuance of the Constitution and 
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the 18th day of December, in 
the year of our Lord, two thousand, do hereby certify, that, being so 
assembled, we duly qualified and organized and that all the Electors 
duly and legally appointed by and for the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
appeared and answered to their names and that thereupon, being duly in 
session at said Capitol on the 18th day of December, in the year of our 
Lord, two thousand, we proceeded to vote by ballot, and balloted first 
for such President, and then for such Vice President, by distinct 
ballots. And we further certify that the following are two distinct 
lists, one of the votes for such President and the other of the votes 
for such Vice President.
  George W. Bush, of the State of Texas, received 13 votes.
  Dick Cheney, of the State of Wyoming, received 13 votes for Vice 
President.
  Signed by the pertinent Electors and duly attested.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 
13 votes for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 
13 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of 
Washington, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by 
that State.
  Senator DODD (one of the electors). Certificate of the Electoral 
College of the State of Washington.
  We, the undersigned Presidential Electors of the State of Washington, 
being duly elected and qualified as evidenced by the accompanying 
Certificate of Ascertainment made and delivered to us by the Governor 
of the State of Washington, and having met pursuant to the provisions 
of Federal and state law, at the State Capitol in Olympia, in the state 
of Washington, twelve o'clock noon, on the first Monday after the 
second Wednesday in December, 2000, do certify, that we have voted, by 
ballot, separately for the offices of President of the United States 
and Vice President of the United States for the respective terms which 
begin on the 20th day of January, 2001, and that the following are the 
names of all the persons who received votes for these offices, 
respectively.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 11 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 11 
votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of

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the electors for President and Vice President of the State of West 
Virginia, and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that 
State.
  Mr. THOMAS (one of the tellers). Certificate of Vote.
  We, the electors for President and Vice President of the United 
States, chosen by the people of West Virginia at the general election 
held on November 7, 2000, certify that we assembled in the Office of 
the Governor, State Capitol, Charleston, West Virginia, on December 18, 
2000, and voted as follows:
  FOR PRESIDENT: George W. Bush five votes.
  FOR VICE PRESIDENT: Dick Cheney five votes.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 5 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 5 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors of the State of Wisconsin, and they will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. McCONNELL (one of the tellers). WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ELECTORS OF 
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, being 
duly elected, qualified and acting Presidential Electors of the State 
of Wisconsin, pursuant to the attached certificate of the designee of 
the Chairperson of the state Elections Board, certified by Kevin J. 
Kennedy, Executive Director of the State Elections Board and 
exemplified by Governor Tommy G. Thompson and Secretary of State 
Douglas La Follette, respectively; having met and convened at the State 
Capitol, in the city of Madison, in the State of Wisconsin, at 12:00 
noon on December 18, 2000, pursuant to Section 7, Title 3 of the United 
States Code, and Section 7.75 of the Wisconsin Statutes, for the 
purpose of casting our votes for President and Vice President of the 
United States, and the transmitting of the results of our 
determination, in accordance with Sections 9 and 11, Title 3 of the 
United States Code, DO HEREBY CERTIFY: That all of such Presidential 
Electors, so elected and so certified to this meeting of the Electoral 
College answered present and were present in person.
  WE FURTHER CERTIFY that the following distinct lists contain a 
correct abstract of the votes cast for the election of President and 
Vice President of the United States, respectively:
  For President, Al Gore of the State of Tennessee.
  For Vice President, Joe Lieberman, of the State of Connecticut.
  Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Wisconsin seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears 
therefrom that Al Gore of the State of Tennessee received 11 votes for 
President and Joe Lieberman of the State of Connecticut received 11 
vote for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hands to the tellers the certificate of 
the electors for President and Vice President of the State of Wyoming, 
and they will count and make a list of the votes cast by that State.
  Mr. FATTAH (one of the tellers). For the State of Wyoming, Secretary 
of State, Certificate of Votes for President and Vice President.
  Whereas, according to the official returns of the General Election 
held in the State of Wyoming, on the 7th day of November, 2000, as duly 
canvassed by the Wyoming State Canvassing Board, a list is hereby given 
of the votes cast for President and Vice President of the United 
States.
  Signed by the pertinent electors and duly attested.
  Mr. 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 George W. Bush of the State of Texas received 3 votes 
for President and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 3 votes 
for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears no objection.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Gentlemen and gentlewomen of the Congress, the 
certificates of all the States have now been opened and read, and the 
tellers will make final ascertainment of the result and deliver the 
same to the President of the Senate.
  The tellers delivered to the President of the Senate the following 
statement of results:

 Joint Session of Congress for the Counting of the Electoral Votes for 
  President and Vice President of the United States: Official Tally, 
                            January 6, 2001

  The undersigned, Christopher J. Dodd and Mitch McConnell, tellers on 
the part of the Senate, William M. Thomas and Chaka Fattah, tellers on 
the part of the House of Representatives, report the following as the 
result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for 
President and Vice President of the United States for the term 
beginning on the twentieth day of January, two thousand and one.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      For President   For Vice President
                                   -------------------------------------
   Electoral Votes of Each State     George             Dick      Joe
                                    W. Bush  Al Gore   Cheney  Lieberman
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama--9........................        9  .......        9  .........
Alaska--3.........................        3  .......        3  .........
Arizona--8........................        8  .......        8  .........
Arkansas--6.......................        6  .......        6  .........
California--54....................  .......       54  .......        54
Colorado--8.......................        8  .......        8  .........
Connecticut--8....................  .......        8  .......         8
Delaware--3.......................  .......        3  .......         3
District of Columbia--3...........  .......        2  .......         2
Florida--25.......................       25  .......       25  .........
Georgia--13.......................       13  .......       13  .........
Hawaii--4.........................  .......        4  .......         4
Idaho--4..........................        4  .......        4  .........
Illinois--22......................  .......       22  .......        22
Indiana--12.......................       12  .......       12  .........
Iowa--7...........................  .......        7  .......         7
Kansas--6.........................        6  .......        6  .........
Kentucky--8.......................        8  .......        8  .........
Louisiana--9......................        9  .......        9  .........
Maine--4..........................  .......        4  .......         4
Maryland--10......................  .......       10  .......        10
Massachusetts--12.................  .......       12  .......        12
Michigan--18......................  .......       18  .......        18
Minnesota--10.....................  .......       10  .......        10
Mississippi--7....................        7  .......        7  .........
Missouri--11......................       11  .......       11  .........
Montana--3........................        3  .......        3  .........
Nebraska--5.......................        5  .......        5  .........
Nevada--4.........................        4  .......        4  .........
New Hampshire--4..................        4  .......        4  .........
New Jersey--15....................  .......       15  .......        15
New Mexico--5.....................  .......        5  .......         5
New York--33......................  .......       33  .......        33
North Carolina--14................       14  .......       14  .........
North Dakota--3...................        3  .......        3  .........
Ohio--21..........................       21  .......       21  .........
Oklahoma--8.......................        8  .......        8  .........
Oregon--7.........................  .......        7  .......         7
Pennsylvania--23..................  .......       23  .......        23
Rhode Island--4...................  .......        4  .......         4
South Carolina--8.................        8  .......        8  .........
South Dakota--3...................        3  .......        3  .........
Tennessee--11.....................       11  .......       11  .........
Texas--32.........................       32  .......       32  .........
Utah--5...........................        5  .......        5  .........
Vermont--3........................  .......        3  .......         3
Virginia--13......................       13  .......       13  .........
Washington--11....................  .......       11  .......        11
West Virginia--5..................        5  .......        5  .........
Wisconsin--11.....................  .......       11  .......        11
Wyoming--3........................        3  .......        3  .........
                                   -------------------------------------
    Total--538....................      271      266      271       266
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Christopher J. Dodd,
     Mitch McConnell,
       Tellers on the part of the Senate.
     William M. Thomas,
     Chaka Fattah,
       Tellers on the part of the House of Representatives.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The state of the vote for President of the United 
States, as delivered to the President of the Senate, is as follows:
  The whole number of electors appointed to vote for President of the 
United States is 538, of which a majority is 270.
  George W. Bush, of the State of Texas, has received for President of 
the United States 271 votes.
  Al Gore, of the State of Tennessee, has received 266 votes.
  The state of the vote for Vice 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 Vice President 
of the United States is 538, of which a majority is 270.
  Dick Cheney, of the State of Wyoming, has received for Vice President 
of the United States 271 votes.
  Joe Lieberman, of the State of Connecticut, has received 266 votes.
  This announcement on 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 the term 
beginning on the 20th of January 2001, and shall be

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entered, together with a list of the votes, on the Journals of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives.
  May God bless our new President and our new Vice President, and may 
God bless the United States of America.
  Members of the Congress, the purpose for which the joint session of 
the two Houses of Congress has been called having been accomplished, 
pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, 107th Congress, the Chair 
thanks the Speaker and the Members of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate here assembled and declares the joint session dissolved.
  (Thereupon, at 2 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m. the joint session of the 
two Houses of Congress was dissolved.)
  The SPEAKER. Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, 107th 
Congress, the Chair directs that the electoral vote will be spread at 
large upon the Journal.

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