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Article: U.S. Electoral College Votes for Republican Bush

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December 18, 2000
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The U.S. Electoral College Monday voted for Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush to become the 43rd president of the United States, 41 days after the American public voted.

The 538 members of the U.S. Electoral College met Monday in their respective state capitals around the country to confirm the election of Bush as president.

The four votes from Nevada put Bush's electoral vote tally at 271, one more than 270 required to prevail in the 538-member Electoral College. These votes will be officially ...

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