--- title: Electoral College Vote: Watch Electors Cast Their Ballots description: Electors across the country are casting ballots to determine who will become the next president of the United States. canonical: https://time.com/4606624/watch-live-electoral-college-vote/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-19T17:03:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:15.785Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Electors Cast Their Ballots in Electoral College Vote og:description: Electors across the country are casting ballots to determine who will become the next president of the United States. og:url: https://time.com/4606624/watch-live-electoral-college-vote/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbce650eae9a93b32/6988b36d8fd2ee2a1d355381/electoral-college-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Electoral College Voters Cast Ballots Amid Protests og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Electors Cast Their Ballots in Electoral College Vote twitter:description: Electors across the country are casting ballots to determine who will become the next president of the United States. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbce650eae9a93b32/6988b36d8fd2ee2a1d355381/electoral-college-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Electors Cast Their Ballots in Electoral College Vote > Sponsored content. 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Mark Makela—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Dec 19, 2016 5:03 PM UTC Electors across the country are [traveling to state capitols to cast ballots](http://time.com/4606291/electoral-college-vote-2016/) to determine who will become the next president of the United States. There will be few surprises—the results of the 2016 election all but guarantee that [President-elect Donald Trump ](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2016-donald-trump/)will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. Despite the results of the election, those who are not confident in the president-elect due to his business conflicts of interest and Russia’s influence on the election have called on the electors to reconsider voting for Trump. The [Associated Press](http://www.wtae.com/article/how-pennsylvania-electoral-college-works/8512090) reports some 200 protesters met electors as they cast their ballots in Harrisburg, Pa. States including Michigan are also expecting protests on Monday. The likelihood that Donald Trump will not be elected on Monday is very low—that would require 37 electors to change their votes to another candidate. 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