USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(01 of20)
Open Image ModalElector Robert Weitt is sworn in with the other electors on the Michigan Senate floor before casting their formal votes for the president and vice president of the United States in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (credit:Rebecca Cook / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORAL COLLEGE(02 of20)
Open Image ModalProtestors rally in front of the Michigan Capitol building as Electors gather inside on the Senate floor to cast their formal vote\'s for the president and vice president of the United States in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (credit:Rebecca Cook / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORAL COLLEGE(03 of20)
Open Image ModalElector Bill Rauwerdink (L) prepares to cast his formal vote for the president and vice president of the United States in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (credit:Rebecca Cook / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(04 of20)
Open Image ModalSupporters of President-elect Donald Trump hold signs in the Senate gallery as Michigan\'s electors cast formal votes for the president and vice president of the United States in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (credit:Rebecca Cook / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORAL COLLEGE(05 of20)
Open Image ModalProtesters rally in front of the State Capitol as Michigan Electors gather inside to cast their formal votes for the president and vice president of the United States in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (credit:Rebecca Cook / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(06 of20)
Open Image ModalWayne Williams (L), Colorado Secretary of State, listens with Colorado Lt. Governor Donna Lynne (2nd L) as Hon. Nancy Rice, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court speaks with attorneys presenting a legal challenge before the Colorado Electoral College electors took the oath of office at the State Capitol in Denver, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (credit:Rick Wilking / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(07 of20)
Open Image ModalThe Hon. Nancy Rice (L), Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, waits to administer to Electoral College electors the oath of office in the Governor\'s office at the State Capitol in Denver, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (credit:Rick Wilking / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(08 of20)
Open Image ModalColorado Electoral College elector Sen. Polly Baca displays her voted ballot after voting at the State Capitol in Denver, U.S. December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (credit:Rick Wilking / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(09 of20)
Open Image ModalNorth Carolina Electoral College representatives sign the Certificates of Vote after they all cast their ballots for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake (credit:Jonathan Drake / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(10 of20)
Open Image ModalThe Hon. Nancy Rice (L), Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (L), administers to Electoral College electors the oath of office in the Governor\'s office at the State Capitol in Denver, U.S., December 19, 2016. (L-R): Sen. Rollie Heath, Mary Beth Corsentino, Terry Phillips and Sen. Polly Baca. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (credit:Rick Wilking / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(11 of20)
Open Image ModalNorth Carolina\'s Electoral College representatives pose for a group photo after formally voting for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake (credit:Jonathan Drake / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(12 of20)
Open Image ModalNorth Carolina\'s Electoral College representatives pose for a group photograph after they all affirmed their votes for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake (credit:Jonathan Drake / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(13 of20)
Open Image ModalPennsylvania electors take their oath of office before casting their votes for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
USA-ELECTION/ELECTORALCOLLEGE(14 of20)
Open Image ModalProtestors gather outside the chamber as Pennsylvania electors gather to cast their votes for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
Electoral College Vote In Maine(15 of20)
Open Image ModalAUGUSTA, ME - DECEMBER 19: Republicans march to escort elector Rick Bennett to the State House in Augusta, Maine on Dec. 19, 2016. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit:Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Electoral College Vote In Maine(16 of20)
Open Image ModalAUGUSTA, ME - DECEMBER 19: Republicans marching to escort elector Rick Bennett are met with opposition outside of the State House in Augusta, Maine on Dec. 19, 2016. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit:Boston Globe via Getty Images)
US-VOTE-COLORADO(17 of20)
Open Image ModalColorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice(R) swears in alternate Elector Celeste Landry(C) at the Colorado Capitol building in Denver, Colorado on December 19, 2016. \nRice swore in Landry after Elector Micheal Baca refused to vote for Hillary Clinton, the winner of Colorado\'s nine Electoral votes. Members of America\'s Electoral College convened across the country Monday to formally anoint Donald Trump as president, with opponents clinging to slim hopes of a revolt that could deny him power. / AFP / Chris Schneider (Photo credit should read CHRIS SCHNEIDER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Electoral College Voters Cast Ballots Amid Protests(18 of20)
Open Image ModalHARRISBURG, PA - DECEMBER 19: An elector reacts while placing her signed ballot into a ballot box in the House of Representatives chamber of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building December 19, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Electors from all 50 states cast votes today in their respective state capitols. Donald J. Trump won Pennsylvania by less than 1%, the first Republican to carry the state since George H. W. Bush 1992. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Makela via Getty Images)
US-POLITICS-TRUMP-PROTEST(19 of20)
Open Image ModalChristopher Suprun, a Texas GOP \'faithless elector\' who will not cast a vote for US-President Elect Donald Trump, speaks during a demonstration hosted by #TURNOUT at the Sylvan Theatre near The Washington Monument in Washington, DC, December 17, 2016. / AFP / ZACH GIBSON (Photo credit should read ZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ZACH GIBSON via Getty Images)
Electoral College Voters Cast Ballots Amid Protests(20 of20)
Open Image ModalHARRISBURG, PA - DECEMBER 19: (R) Charlie Gerow and fellow tellers count the elector\'s votes from a ballot box in the House of Representatives chamber of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building December 19, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Electors from all 50 states cast votes today in their respective state capitols. Donald J. Trump won Pennsylvania by less than 1%, the first Republican to carry the state since George H. W. Bush 1992. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Makela via Getty Images)