[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H128-H129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





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  January 6, 2005--On Page H128 under: Personal Explanation The 
following appeared: the electoral vote for the President and Vice 
President. At 5:08 p.m. the .
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: the electoral 
vote for the President and Vice President. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE 
A message from the Senate by Mr. Monahan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate by a vote of 1 aye to 74 nays rejects 
the objection to the electoral votes cast in the State of Ohio for 
George W. Bush for President and Richard Cheney for Vice 
President.


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  At 5:08 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 VICE PRESIDENT. The joint session of Congress to count the 
electoral vote will resume. The tellers will take their chairs.
  The two Houses retired to consider separately and decide upon the 
vote of the State of Ohio, to which objection has been filed.
  The Secretary of the Senate will report the action of the Senate.
  The Secretary of the Senate read the order of the Senate, as follows:

       Ordered, That the Senate by a vote of 1 aye to 74 nays 
     rejects the objection to the electoral votes cast in the 
     State of Ohio for George W. Bush for President and Richard 
     Cheney for Vice President.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Clerk of the House will report the action of 
the House.
  The Clerk of the House read the order of the House, as follows:

       Ordered, That the House of Representatives rejects the 
     objection to the electoral vote of the State of Ohio.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. Pursuant to the law, chapter 1 of title 3, United 
States Code, because the two Houses have not sustained the objection, 
the original certificate submitted by the State of Ohio will be counted 
as provided therein.
  The tellers will now record and announce the vote of the State of 
Oklahoma for President and Vice President in accordance with the action 
of the two Houses.
  Senator JOHNSON. 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 
7 votes for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 
7 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. 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 John F. Kerry of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts received 7 votes for President, and John 
Edwards of the State of North Carolina received 7 votes for Vice 
President
  Senator LOTT. 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 John F. Kerry of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts received 21 votes for President, and John 
Edwards of the State of North Carolina received 21 votes for Vice 
President.
  Mr. NEY. 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 John F. Kerry of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts received 4 votes for President, and John Edwards of the 
State of North Carolina received 4 votes for Vice President.
  Senator LOTT. 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.
  Senator JOHNSON. 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.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. 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 of the 
State of Wyoming received 11 votes for Vice President.
  Senator LOTT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Texas seems to be quite proud in reflecting the regular 
form and authenticity, and it therefore appears that George W. Bush of 
that great State of Texas received 34 votes for President, and Dick 
Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 34 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. NEY. 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 received 5 votes 
for President, and Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming received 5 votes 
for Vice President.
  Senator JOHNSON. 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 John F. Kerry of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts received 3 votes for President and John Edwards of the 
State of North Carolina received 3 votes for Vice President.

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  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. 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.
  Senator LOTT. 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 John F. Kerry of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts received 11 votes for President and John Edwards of the 
State of North Carolina received 11 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. NEY. 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.
  Senator JOHNSON. 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 John F. Kerry of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts received 10 votes for President and John Edwards from the 
State of North Carolina received 10 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. President, you should be justifiably

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proud that the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of 
Wyoming seems to be in regular 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. Members of Congress, the certificates having been 
read, the tellers will ascertain and deliver the result to the 
President of the Senate.
  The whole number of electors appointed to vote for President of the 
United States is 538. Within that whole number, a majority is 270.
  The votes for President of the United States are as follows:
  George W. Bush of the State of Texas has received 286 votes.
  John F. Kerry of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has received 251 
votes.
  John Edwards of the State of North Carolina has received one vote.
  The whole number of electors appointed to vote for Vice President of 
the United States is 538. Within that whole number, a majority is 270.
  The votes for Vice President of the United States are as follows:
  Dick Cheney of the State of Wyoming has received 286 votes.
  John Edwards of the State of North Carolina has received 252 votes.
  This announcement shall be a sufficient declaration of the persons 
elected President and Vice President of the United States for the term 
beginning January 20, 2005, and shall be entered, together with a list 
of the votes, on the respective journals of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
  The purpose of the joint session having concluded, pursuant to Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 1, 109th Congress, the Chair declares the joint 
session dissolved.
  (Thereupon, at 5 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., the joint session of 
the two Houses of Congress dissolved.)
  The House was called to order by the Speaker.
  The SPEAKER. Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, 109th 
Congress, the electoral vote will be spread at large upon the Journal.

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