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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. The U.S. electoral college convened in all 50 states Tuesday to elect Donald Trump to be the 47th president of the United States over Vice President Kamala Harris by a vote of 312 to 226, The Washington Post reported.
It's largely a ceremonial vote, the next step after the presidential election.
When Americans cast their ballots on Election Day, they're technically voting for a slate electors committed to supporting their choice for president and vice president, according to CBS News.
The rules governing the Electoral College are outlined by the 12th Amendment.
Presidential electors, according to the amendment, "shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify."
The political parties choose the slate of electors ahead of the general election.
Trump won 312 Electoral College votes to Harris' 226.
Nationally, Trump also won the popular vote, winning 77.2 million votes to Harris' 75 million.