Here's What to Look for In Today's Electoral College Voting in Oregon

On the first Monday following the second Wednesday in December, the electoral college casts the final, official vote for President and Vice President of the United States. That's today. Little drama is expected in Oregon when seven electoral college representatives cast their votes at 11 a.m.

Oregon gets seven presidential electors, one for each member of Congress. The winner of the popular vote in Oregon's presidential election determines which political party selects the state's electors. This year's electors, all Democrats, are: Leon Coleman of Aloha, Frank Dixon of Portland, Austin Folnagy of Klamath Falls, Laura Gillpatrick of Eugene, Karen Packer of Newberg, Timothy Norman Powers Rowan of Portland and Sam Sappington of Albany, Oregon Live reports.

The electors will meet in the state Senate chambers in the Capitol in Salem. The state plans to stream the election live on the Legislature's media website.

The electors will be sworn in by the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and then vote for president and vice president. Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins will tally the votes and announce the result. After electors sign certificates of their vote, the meeting will adjourn.

The U.S. Constitution doesn't force electors to abide by the results of the popular vote in their states, but 30 states have their own laws requiring it, according to the election reform group FairVote. Oregon is among those states, with candidates for elector made to sign forms pledging to vote for their party's candidate.

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