President Trump has formally won the Electoral College as each state’s electors gathered Tuesday to vote for president and vice president. Trump surpassed 270 electoral votes, with Texas sealing his victory in the 2024 presidential election. The final certification by Congress will take place next month. JUST IN: Donald Trump has formally won the Electoral College. He is set to become the 47th President of the United States. The Democratic Party will have to certify his votes on January 6 or it will be an "insurrection." Their rules. pic.twitter.com/o9zUpgkujy — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) December 17, 2024 BREAKING: Trump secures the necessary Electoral College votes to become president as electors meet today. pic.twitter.com/hgxnuIbFq7 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 17, 2024 The Hill referred to the Electoral College as a “quirky” system despite the Founding Fathers warning against direct democracies. Senate Democrats unveiled a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College. Constitutional Amendment To Abolish Electoral College Introduced By Senate Democrats The Hill reports: Each state’s electors were required to meet on Tuesday to cast their votes for president and vice president before the results are officially certified. Trump needed to win 270 electoral votes in order to set him on the official path to be sworn into the Oval Office, which he did Tuesday afternoon, according to CNN and The Washington Post. In the Electoral College’s quirky system, voters are technically casting ballots for their presidential candidate’s slate of electors. Most of the time, whichever candidate wins the state sees their slate of electors cast their ballots, with Nebraska and Maine being the two exceptions. Electors then meet in December, specifically the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in the month, where they officially cast their votes, otherwise known as a Certificate of Vote. Those certificates must be sent to several locations, including Congress, by Dec. 25. Lawmakers will be required to count and certify the Electoral Colleges votes on Jan. 6, capping off the end of finalizing the 2024 election results. Trump shared his Electoral College victory from Pennsylvania on Truth Social. "Our BIG Pennsylvania WIN. So nice!" Trump said. Trump posts an image of the official electoral college vote from the key swing state of Pennsylvania. This is so satisfying. ? pic.twitter.com/IJJGvh7MaC — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) December 17, 2024 From the New York Post: Democratic Sens. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Peter Welch of Vermont protested Monday by introducing a proposed constitutional amendment to do away with the Electoral College, arguing it unfairly benefits more conservative states with smaller populations. “No one’s vote should count for more based on where they live. The Electoral College is outdated and it’s undemocratic. It’s time to end it,” Schatz said. The proposed amendment has no chance of passing either chamber of Congress — where two-thirds of members would have to consent — or the requisite number of states — three-fourths — to take effect. Trump won the popular vote in the Nov. 5 election, meaning such a constitutional amendment would not have changed the outcome.