>> ELECTORS AND GUESTS AS SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL LAW.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 2024 IS THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER
THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN DECEMBER AND THE HOUR OF 2 P.M.
HAVING ARRIVED.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTORAL
COLLEGE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARE NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
I AM YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE, SHIRLEY WEBER, AND I'M
HONORED TO PRESIDE OVER THIS, THIS PARTICULAR MEETING.
WE ASK AT THIS TIME THAT EVERYONE IN THE CHAMBER
AND THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I'M REQUESTING THAT SILMARA FLORES HOLGUIN LEAD US IN
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY?
BEGIN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
YOU MAY BE SEATED.
YOU'RE IN WHAT IS OFTEN CALLED THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, BECAUSE
THIS IS THE LARGEST LEGISLATIVE BODY REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA.
80 MEMBERS.
THE SENATE HAS ONLY 40 MEMBERS AND HAS UNIQUE
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO, BUT NONETHELESS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM, THE STATE FROM THE ASSEMBLY.
WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE WITH US THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
WHO IS ALSO AN ELECTOR, TO WELCOME US TO HIS HOUSE.
SPEAKER REAVIS.
>> WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE, AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
WELCOME TO OUR CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL AND TO THIS
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER AS WE CONVENE THE ELECTORAL
COLLEGE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
LET US REFLECT ON THE EXTRAORDINARY
RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE ALL HAVE, ONE THAT LIES AT THE VERY
HEART OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING OUR
CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE, SHIRLEY WEBER.
DOCTOR WEBER.
YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT EVERY REGISTERED
VOTER IN CALIFORNIA COULD FREELY AND FAIRLY CAST THEIR BALLOT.
THIS ELECTION IS A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR OUR
OUR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION.
AND THIS AFTERNOON, WE GATHER NOT JUST AS REPRESENTATIVES OF
OUR STATE, BUT AS GUARDIANS OF A SACRED TRUST, OUR DEMOCRACY.
AND THIS PROCESS REMINDS US OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE
HONOR THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE AND THE VALUES WE HOLD DEAR OF.
OF FREEDOM.
OF FAIRNESS AND OF THE RIGHT OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO
HAVE THEIR SAY IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION.
YOUR PRESENCE HERE THIS AFTERNOON IS A POWERFUL
SYMBOL OF THAT COMMITMENT.
GRATEFUL TO EACH OF YOU, UH, EACH OF YOU, FOR CARRYING
FORWARD THIS SOLEMN DUTY WITH PURPOSE AND WITH CARE.
AND SO LET US ENSURE THAT WE PROCEED WITH WITH PRIDE
IN THIS MOMENT AND FAITH IN THE ENDURING STRENGTH OF OUR.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
SPEAKER RIVAS, THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS
THE CALL OF THE ELECTORS.
THE ELECTORS, PLEASE STAND AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME
CALLED, AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL THE NAMES OF ALL 54
ELECTORS HAVE BEEN CALLED.
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
TIMOTHY YEE.
JAMES REID.
DIANA MURDOCH.
JANET THOMPSON.
WILLIAM WOODRUFF.
JANINE.
BERA.
ROGERIO.
SALAZAR.
FAITH.
BARDET.
ROBIN.
COLE.
AMY.
WORTH.
SEAN.
BUFORD.
SARAH.
JOHNSON.
CANDACE.
ADAM.
MEDFORD.
ANGELA.
ANDREWS.
ALEXIS.
LEWIS.
REBECCA.
TURNER.
DEEPA.
SHARMA.
ARI.
PARKER.
VINCENT KOHLER.
JACQUELINE LOWE.
ELIZABETH O'SULLIVAN.
ALICIA QUINTANA.
SEDA.
GHAZARIAN.
ALYSSA TORRES.
FRANKLIN.
LIMA.
SIOMARA.
FLORES.
HOLGUIN.
DARLENE.
CUBA.
HOWARD.
WILENSKY.
GLENN DAKE.
ELIZABETH.
CISNEROS.
PARKE.
SKELTON.
ABIGAIL.
HASKELL.
FLORES.
MARK GONZALEZ.
CRESCENDO. MONIQUE. STEGNER.
JACINTHA. KNAPP. JOY. ATKINSON.
SANDRA. HAHN. LINDA. BARNARD.
ANN. WILSON. JACQUELINE.
CASILLAS. KAREN. WATERS. ASHA
MULDROW. DEAN. NÓ. CECE RIVERA.
SUSAN. TATE. PATRICK. HURLEY.
WAY. CLENDENIN. JUDY. Kò. ELLEN.
NASH. ADA. CASTANEDA. ROBERT.
RIVAS. ANGELA. PADILLA. THANK
YOU. I AM SURE MOST OF YOU KNOW
HOW HONORED YOU SHOULD BE TO
HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE TO REPRESENT THE
ENTIRE AREA OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE DOESN'T GET THIS
OPPORTUNITY. NOT ONCE.
SOMETIMES. NOT IN A LIFETIME. SO
YOU'RE HONORED, OBVIOUSLY, BY
THOSE WHO CHOSE YOU FOR YOUR
WORK, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, FOR
YOUR DEDICATION TO DEMOCRACY. AT
THIS TIME, I'LL ADMINISTER THE
OATH OF OFFICE TO THE INITIAL
GROUP OF ELECTORS. AND I WANT TO
ASK ALL OF YOUR ELECTORS TO
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR THE
OATH OF OFFICE OF ELECTORS FOR
THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS OATH
THAT YOU'RE TAKING IS THE OATH
THAT WE TAKE WHENEVER WE ENTER A
Ã AN ELECTED POSITION IN
CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE
NATION, BECAUSE IT SPEAKS OF
YOUR COMMITMENT NOT JUST TO
YOURSELF, BUT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
CALIFORNIA. AND IT CALLS UPON
YOU TO STAND AND TO DEFEND THAT
CONSTITUTION, EVEN IN THE MOST
DIFFICULT TIMES WHEN IT MAY NOT
BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE, WHERE YOU
MAY BE ALONE IN STANDING, BUT IT
SAYS THAT YOU STILL ARE TO STAND
AND DEFEND THESE RIGHTS OF THE
CONSTITUTION. SO WITH YOUR RIGHT
HAND RAISED. REPEAT AFTER ME. I
AND STATE YOUR NAME. I DO
SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL
SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST
ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC. AND THAT I WILL BEAR
TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I
TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY,
WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION
OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT
I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH
I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. THIS OATH IS DISTRIBUTED
AT YOUR DESKS, AND WE AND WE ASK
THAT YOU THAT YOU MUST ALL SIGN
IT WHERE IT'S INDICATED FOR YOUR
SIGNATURE. THERE ARE TWO
CATEGORIES OF DISTRICTS THAT
HAVE BEEN THAT HAVE NO ELECTORS
DESIGNATED AND NO ALTERNATE, AND
THAT K¾T 24 AND K¾T 42 TO FILL
THE VACANCY. WE WILL HAVE TO WE
WILL HAVE A SELECTION FROM THE
ALTERNATES WHO ARE PRESENT BY
LOT, AS SPECIFIED BY THE
ELECTIONS CODE. ALTERNATES. WHEN
YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED,
PLEASE COME TO YOUR DESIGNATED
DESK ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. MANY
OF YOU ARE IN THE ALTERNATES IN
THE BALCONY. SO AS I PULL YOUR
NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I
WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL
BE TAKING THE POSITION EITHER OF
K¾T 24 OR K¾T 42. MARY JANE
BOULER. PURSUANT TO ELECTION
CODE SECTION 6916, I HEREBY
APPOINT YOU AS THE LECTURER OF
K¾T 24 MARY JANE BOWLER BOWER.
IS SHE HERE? THANK YOU. PLEASE
COME DOWN. PURSUANT TO ELECTION
CODE 6916, I HEREBY APPOINT
PHILLIP NORTON AS THE ELECTED TO
CD 42. IS HE HERE? THANK YOU.
PLEASE COME DOWN.
WE WILL WAIT FOR THEM TO COME.
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE TWO
CONGRESSMEN WHO HAVE COME TO
WATCH US AND TO BE A PART OF IT.
ADAM GRAY AND GIL CISNEROS, ARE
YOU HERE IN THE BUILDING? THERE
THEY ARE. I HAVE ONE IN. OR BOTH
OF YOU HERE? YES. THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH. I KNOW YOU BOTH JUST
FINISHED AN ELECTION, SO
CONGRATULATIONS. PLEASE COME TO
THE DESK WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE. THE TWO ALTERNATES.
THEY'RE STILL COMING. OKAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S.
THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED. THE
ELEVATORS ARE SUPER, SUPER SLOW.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE MADE THEM FAST,
I'D BE MAD. ALL THE TIMES I
STOOD IN FRONT OF THE ELEVATORS
WAITING AND HAD TO WALK
DOWNSTAIRS ANYWAY. OR UPSTAIRS.
SO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NOT
IMPROVED THEM, I FEEL BETTER.
K¾T 24. YOUR SEAT IS UP FRONT.
K¾T 42. YOUR SEAT IS ALSO
SOMEWHERE IN THIS. IN THIS
GROUP. PLEASE STAND AT YOUR
DESK. 24 IS OVER HERE. OKAY? IF
YOU'RE 23, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND SO SHE CAN. OKAY, THERE WE
GO. SINCE WE FILLED ALL
VACANCIES AT THIS TIME, WE'LL
ASK FOR THOSE TWO ALTERNATES TO
STAND AND TAKE THE OATH OF
OFFICE. OKAY. HUSING BLAKESPEAR,
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND THESE
ARE THE ALTERNATES. ELECTORS WHO
RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND FOR THE
OATH OF OFFICE TO ONCE AGAIN FOR
THE ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. REPEAT AFTER ME, I, I
AND STATE YOUR NAME. OKAY. WE
WANT TO HEAR YOU. OKAY. DO
SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL
SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST
ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC. AND THAT I WILL BEAR
TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION
FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL
RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF
EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL
AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO
ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU MAY
BE SEATED. ONCE AGAIN, THE OATH
IS AT YOUR DESK. SO BE SURE TO
SIGN IT. AND IT'S BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY MEMBER. SO
THOSE OF YOU WHO JUST JOINED US,
PLEASE SIGN YOUR OATH. AT THIS
TIME, I'M APPOINTING TEN TELLERS
FOR CALIFORNIA, FOR THE
CALIFORNIA ELECTORAL COLLEGE FOR
2024. I ASK THE TELLERS TO COME
FORWARD TO THE ROSTRUM VIA THE
CENTER AISLE. BALLOTS ARE ON THE
LECTORS DESK. TELLERS WILL
COLLECT THE BALLOTS AFTER THE
VOTING IS COMPLETED.
ELECTORS. YOU WILL FIND YOUR
BALLOTS PLACED ON THE DESK IN
FRONT OF YOU. PLEASE MARK YOUR
DECISION AND SIGN. THEN STAFF
WILL COLLECT YOUR BALLOTS. ONCE
YOU HAVE VOTED.
I THINK MOST FOLKS HAVE
COMPLETED THEIR BALLOT. IS THERE
ANYONE WHO HAS NOT? OKAY, WE'LL
ASK THE TELLERS TO COLLECT THE
BALLOTS.
THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ANNOUNCE
THE TALLY OF THE VOTE FOR THE
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES. VÀ KAMALA HARRIS,
A DEMOCRAT. AYES 54, NOES ZERO.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW UNDERTAKE THE
VOTE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES. THE TALLY FOR
THE VOTES FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR GOVERNOR TIM WALZ OF
MINNESOTA, A DEMOCRAT. AYES 54.
NOES ZERO. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
ORDER OF BUSINESS. YOU CAN CLAP.
FOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE SHOULD
BE PROUD IN CALIFORNIA OF WHAT
WE HAVE DONE IN THIS LAST
ELECTION, BEING THE LARGEST
VOTING BASE IN THE NATION WITH
22.5 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS,
THE LARGEST WE'VE EVER HAD, AND
HAVING A PERCENTAGE OF OVER 71%
OF CALIFORNIANS VOTING. ONE OF
THE LARGEST VOTING BASES IN
TERMS OF PERCENTAGE OF TURNOUT.
WE WERE ABOVE THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE, WHICH WAS 63%, I
BELIEVE. AND SO WE'VE DONE WELL
AS A LARGE STATE, BASICALLY TO
DELIVER THESE VOTES WITHOUT
CONFUSION, WITHOUT DISRUPTION
AND A RESPECT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS. AND WE SHOULD BE PROUD
OF THAT. THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS
HAPPEN, BUT IT DOES ALWAYS
HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA. OUR NEXT
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE SIGNING
OF THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
PLEASE REMAIN AT YOUR DESK WHILE
THE TELLERS COLLECT ADDITIONAL
SIGNATURES FROM YOU. THEY WILL
THEN REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS FOR
COMPLETENESS. THIS PROCESS MAY
TAKE UP TO 30 MINUTES, SO PLEASE
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEAT OR THIS
ROOM. TELLERS WILL BRING THE
CERTIFICATES OF THE VOTE TO YOUR
DESK FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL
SIGNATURES, AND I WILL LET YOU
KNOW WHEN WE ARE READY TO
ADJOURN. SO BE SURE TO PAY
ATTENTION. WE HAVE TO GET ALL OF
THESE DOCUMENTS SIGNED. THEY
MUST BE PREPARED. WE MUST SEND
THEM TO WASHINGTON TODAY IN
ORDER FOR IT TO JOIN THE OTHERS
ACROSS THE NATION, AND FOR US TO
COMPLETE THE ELECTION PROCESS.
SO THIS IS A VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT PROCESS, AND YOU'LL
HAVE TO FIND YOUR NAME AND SIGN
ALL SIX OF THOSE DOCUMENTS. SO
THIS WILL BE COMING TO YOU SO
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN
LINE AND WAIT. BUT OUR TELLERS
WHO ARE HERE WILL BASICALLY DO
THAT. OUR OUR SIX TELLERS,
THEY'RE RESTING AFTER THAT LONG,
HARD TASK THEY HAD OF COLLECTING
YOUR BALLOTS A MINUTE AGO. SO
THEY'RE NOW PREPARED TO BRING
YOU THE DOCUMENTS FOR YOU TO
SIGN. YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR
FRIENDS. THIS IS NOT A FUNERAL.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME. THIS IS A
TIME TO ENJOY AND ENJOY EACH
OTHER AND MEET SOME OTHER
DEMOCRATS WHO ARE FROM ACROSS
THE STATE. SO ENJOY YOURSELF
WHILE WE'RE GETTING THESE
SIGNATURES SIGNED. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
AND. I KNOW IT'S VERY QUIET.
I WANT TO ALSO WELCOME TO THE
HOUSE MIKE DAVIS AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FROM THE PAST. GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HERE. HE'S AN ALTERNATE
FOR THE ELECTORS. GOOD TO HAVE
YOU, MIKE.
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOU. WE'RE
WAITING FOR SOME DOCUMENTS THAT
WE HAVE TO HAVE FOR THE
ALTERNATES THAT WERE ADDED ON
TODAY. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF
THOSE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND
SEALS AND STUFF SO THAT EVERYONE
IS ACCOUNTED FOR. SO IT SHOULD
BE SOON. WE'RE WAITING.
FOR.
THAT. I WANT TO THANK ELECTOR
FRANKLIN LIMA, WHO IS OVERSEEING
THE SEALING OF THE ENVELOPES
CONTAINING THE CERTIFICATE OF
THE VOTE, THE COVER LETTERS AND
ALL DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING FILING
OF ELECTORAL VACANCIES. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, FRANK, FOR YOUR
WORK. YOU DO IT EVERY YEAR FOR
ME, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ELECTORS. WE
HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS OF
THE CALIFORNIA ELECTORAL COLLEGE
AND SELECTED CALIFORNIA'S CHOICE
FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA
IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE
HAVE CAST 54 VOTES FOR KAMALA
HARRIS AND 54 VOTES FOR TIM
WALZ. ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA AND SO MANY OTHERS
AROUND THE WORLD, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THIS
DEMOCRACY IS AN EXAMPLE FOR
OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD WHERE WE
CAN ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION. WE
CAN ENGAGE IN DIFFERENCES, WE
CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS. AND IN
THE END, WE CAN STILL DEFEND THE
DEMOCRACY THAT WE BELIEVE IS SO
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. EVERY
PERSON GETS ONE VOTE IN THIS
NATION. DOES IT MATTER WHETHER
YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE OR
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
YOU GET ONE VOTE? IT IS TRULY
THE AMERICAN EQUALIZER. IT MAKES
US ALL BE ABLE TO DEFEND THE
DEMOCRACY, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROCESS, AND TO BELIEVE IN THIS
COUNTRY AND THE THINGS THAT WE
THINK THAT ARE RIGHT AND JUST.
AND FROM ELECTION TO ELECTION,
WE GET A CHANCE TO HAVE A VOTE,
VOICE AND A VOTE AND EXPRESS
OURSELVES. AND WE SHOULD BE VERY
PROUD OF THAT EACH AND EVERY
TIME THAT HAPPENS IN THIS
COUNTRY, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE, AND I AM READY AT THIS
TIME TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
ADJOURN. OH MY GOODNESS, ALL OF
YOU. IT IS MOVED AND IS SECOND.
ALRIGHT, DO MY PEOPLE. ALL IN
FAVOR OF SIGNIFYING BY SAYING I.
ALL OPPOSED? WE GOING TO PUT YOU
OUT? SAY NAY. ALL OPPOSED. THAT
BEING SAID, HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THIS BODY IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR.