The election certification of 2025 was scheduled to happen on Monday, January 6, 2025 — 4 years after the January 6 U.S. Capitol Riot Attack passed off in opposition to President Joe Biden‘s 2020 election victory. Vice President Kamala Harris is predicted to supervise the depend of the votes in entrance of Congress, certifying the depend for president-elect Donald Trump earlier than his upcoming inauguration.
Find out what time the certification is going on and the place to observe the occasion beneath.
Where to Watch the Election Certification of 2025
The election certification aired stay throughout a number of cable channels, together with CBS News, PBS, CNN and extra. Viewers can watch it on varied streaming platforms, together with YouTube, after the occasion.
What Time Is the Election Certification 2025?
The election certification passed off within the afternoon on January 6. Harris authorised the vote depend for Trump’s win at round 1:00 p.m. ET.
“The state of the vote for the president of the United States as delivered to the president of the Senate is as follows: the entire variety of the electors appointed to vote for president of the United States is 538. Within that entire quantity, the bulk is 270,” Harris stated. “The votes for president of the United States are as follows: Donald J Trump of the state of Florida has obtained 312 votes.”
Harris shook arms with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Republicans applauded as Trump’s and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance‘s names have been introduced throughout the certification. Democrats additionally applauded loudly for Harris when she introduced the overall variety of votes that she obtained throughout the 2024 election in opposition to Trump.
When Does Trump Take Office?
Trump shall be sworn into workplace on Monday, January 20, 2025. Per custom, a presidential inauguration takes place on January 20 following an election (until January 20 is on a Sunday, then it will happen on January 21). This shall be Trump’s second inauguration since he received the 2016 election.
Also anticipated to be sworn in that day is Vance because the VP. Harris and Biden are anticipated to attend the inauguration.