Arizona Secretary of State Adrien Fontes addresses the state's 11 Republican electors on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
Arizona’s 11 presidential electors met today for a ceremonial assembly before casting their votes for president-elect Donald Trump and vice-presidential elect JD Vance.
Dec. 17 is the day the Electoral College meets in their respective states to officially elect a new President, according to the National Archives.
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes delivered their oaths of office alongside Arizona's Elections Director Lisa Marra, and requested the electors to reflect the will of the voters.
“In accordance with state law, Arizona’s electors are required to cast their votes for President and Vice Presidential candidates who garnered the most votes, formalizing their decision by signing their certificates of votes today,” said Fontes.
Notable electors include Chair of Arizona’s Republican Party Gina Swoboda, and Myron Lizer, former President of the Navajo Nation. They signed six copies of the certificate of vote while jazz music played in the background.
Fontes also thanked state and county elections officials, poll workers, and volunteers as the signing began.
“The folks who actually do all the work to ensure that our voters’ voice is preserved, and to ensure that you are here in a manner that befits a ceremony flying under this flag,” he said.
The certificates of vote signed by the electors are then paired with Certificates of Ascertainment, containing the signatures of Governor Katie Hobbs and Fontes. Those packets are then delivered to Congress no later than the fourth Thursday in December, this year on Dec. 25.
Congress will then certify the electoral votes from all states in a joint session on Jan. 6, 2025.
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