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November 6, 2008
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Dec. 9: Deadline for states to resolve issues regarding election recounts, controversies, or contests.

Dec. 15: Electors meet in their states to cast votes for president and vice president. They are not required by federal law to follow the will of the popular vote in their state.

Dec. 24: Deadline for designated officials, such as the

president of the Senate and others, to have the electoral votes in hand, though states do not face any legal penalty if they don't comply.

Jan. 6, 2009: Congress meets to count the electoral votes. The president and vice president must win a majority of electoral votes, or 270, to be elected. If there is no majority, the House selects the president, and the Senate selects the vice president.

Jan. 20: The president-elect is sworn into office.

SOURCE: Associated Press

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