BREAKING: President-Elect Joe Biden officially clinches Electoral College votes with California certification

President-elect Joe Biden formally clinched the number of Electoral College votes he needs to take the White House next month after California certified its election Friday.

California’s secretary of state, Alex Padilla, certified that it is assigning Biden 55 electors after reviewing the election results, pushing his total to 279 — nine more than the 270 he needs to be elected president.

Biden was projected weeks ago to be the winner of the presidential race, and the General Services Administration followed suit after a delay, but the collection of more than 270 Electoral College votes is the latest step in cementing his status as president-elect

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