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Certificates of Ascertainment:
With all Certificates of Ascertainment now collected and posted, we are proud to announce that our campaign received (at least) 721 Popular Votes in the 2016 Presidential Election! Because every state reports its write-in results differently (some give specific breakdowns for each write-in; others do one large lump sum for all write-ins), we won't ever have an exact number.
However, scoring 721 total Popular Votes is incredible - and we can't thank you enough!
Here are some specifics and links to all Certificates of Ascertainment. (If you were a Presidential Elector, your name might appear on one of these Certificates - I'll make a special note next to that link so people can check out their names!)
The Certificate of Ascertainment identifies the winning candidates and Presidential Electors in each state in the U.S. and lists the number of votes all Electors received. The Certificate represents a crucial link between the Popular Vote and Electoral Vote. Technically, on Election Day, U.S. citizens cast votes for the candidates' Electors and NOT the candidates themselves. (That's right! If you were one of my Electors in a state where I received a vote, that vote technically was for YOU! How cool is that?!!!) These certificates list the names of the Electors that the candidates had in each state.
On December 19, 2016, the winning Electors met in their state and voted for the President and Vice President on separate ballots. The Electors recorded their votes on six “Certificates of Vote”, which were paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment.
The Electors signed, sealed, and certified six sets of Electoral Votes. A set of Electoral Votes consists of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote. These are distributed immediately as follows:
* One goes to the President of the Senate (the Vice President) for the official count of the Electoral Votes in January;
* Two packages go to the Secretary of State in the state where the Electors met. One is an archival set that becomes part of the public record of the Secretary of State's office; the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete Electoral Votes;
* Two packages go to the Archivist. One is an archival set that becomes part of the permanent collection at the National Archives and Records Administration; the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete Electoral Votes; and
* One set goes to the presiding judge in the district where the Electors met. This is also a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete Electoral Votes.
Got all that?
OK, here is the state-by-state breakdown. I have provided links to the PDFs of each Certificate of Ascertainment. NOTE: For many states, unless a write-in candidate came close to winning the state, all votes for write-ins are lumped together and never reported individually. These are often reported as "scattered", "lump sum", or simply added together. Other states report out all write-in votes for all official write-in candidates.
Alabama: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-alabama.pdf
Alaska: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-alaska.pdf
Arizona: 11 votes - see Page 9 for our Electors' names!
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-arizona.pdf
Arkansas: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-arkansas.pdf
California: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-california.pdf
Colorado: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-colorado.pdf
Connecticut: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pd…/ascertainment-connecticut.pdf
Delaware: 3 votes - see Page 1 for candidate's name
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-delaware.pdf
D.C.: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-washington-dc.pdf
Florida: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-florida.pdf
Georgia: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-georgia.pdf
Hawaii: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-hawaii.pdf
Idaho: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/201…/pdfs/ascertainment-idaho.pdf
Illinois: 6 votes
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-illinois.pdf
Indiana: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-indiana.pdf
Iowa: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016…/pdfs/ascertainment-iowa.pdf
Kansas: 0 votes (turns out we were not a registered candidate here - this is disputed because paperwork with signatures was mailed in AND the $20 registration check was cashed)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-kansas.pdf
Kentucky: 5 votes - see Page 18 for our Electors' names!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-kentucky.pdf
Louisiana: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Maine: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/201…/pdfs/ascertainment-maine.pdf
Maryland: 24 votes - see Page 1 for candidate's name!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-maryland.pdf
Massachusetts: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-massachusetts.pdf
Michigan: 39 votes - see Page 3 for our Electors' names!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-michigan.pdf
Minnesota: 2 - see Pages 12 & 13 for our one Elector's name!
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Mississippi: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pd…/ascertainment-mississippi.pdf
Missouri: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-missouri.pdf
Montana: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-montana.pdf
Nebraska: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-nebraska.pdf
Nevada: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-nevada.pdf
New Hampshire: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-new-hampshire.pdf
New Jersey: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-new-jersey.pdf
New Mexico: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-new-mexico.pdf
New York: 41 votes
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-new-york.pdf
North Carolina: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-north-carolin…
North Dakota: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-north-dakota.pdf
Ohio: 589 (0.01%) - see Page 2 for our Electors' names! This new number is more than the 547 votes originally reported for us on Election Night!
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016…/pdfs/ascertainment-ohio.pdf
Oklahoma: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf
Oregon: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-oregon.pdf
Pennsylvania: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-pennsylvania.pdf
Rhode Island: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-rhode-island.pdf
South Carolina: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-south-carolin…
South Dakota: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-south-dakota.pdf
Tennessee: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Texas: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/201…/pdfs/ascertainment-texas.pdf
Utah: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016…/pdfs/ascertainment-utah.pdf
Vermont: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-vermont.pdf
Virginia: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-virginia.pdf
Washington: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-washington.pdf
West Virginia: 1 vote - see Page 3 for candidate's name!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-west-virginia.pdf
Wisconsin: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Wyoming: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-wyoming.pdf
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Please share, especially if you were one of our (at least) 721 voters!
If you happen to live in a state that lumped all write-in candidates together OR if you lived in a state in which we were not registered - and you voted for us - send us a message or leave a comment on this post. We will sift through the data to confirm your vote and add you to our 721!
Wow!!! Talk about an educational experience (for everyone involved)!
Thank you for making us YOUR VOICE during this election! Onward and upward! We'll see you in 2020!
However, scoring 721 total Popular Votes is incredible - and we can't thank you enough!
Here are some specifics and links to all Certificates of Ascertainment. (If you were a Presidential Elector, your name might appear on one of these Certificates - I'll make a special note next to that link so people can check out their names!)
The Certificate of Ascertainment identifies the winning candidates and Presidential Electors in each state in the U.S. and lists the number of votes all Electors received. The Certificate represents a crucial link between the Popular Vote and Electoral Vote. Technically, on Election Day, U.S. citizens cast votes for the candidates' Electors and NOT the candidates themselves. (That's right! If you were one of my Electors in a state where I received a vote, that vote technically was for YOU! How cool is that?!!!) These certificates list the names of the Electors that the candidates had in each state.
On December 19, 2016, the winning Electors met in their state and voted for the President and Vice President on separate ballots. The Electors recorded their votes on six “Certificates of Vote”, which were paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment.
The Electors signed, sealed, and certified six sets of Electoral Votes. A set of Electoral Votes consists of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote. These are distributed immediately as follows:
* One goes to the President of the Senate (the Vice President) for the official count of the Electoral Votes in January;
* Two packages go to the Secretary of State in the state where the Electors met. One is an archival set that becomes part of the public record of the Secretary of State's office; the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete Electoral Votes;
* Two packages go to the Archivist. One is an archival set that becomes part of the permanent collection at the National Archives and Records Administration; the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete Electoral Votes; and
* One set goes to the presiding judge in the district where the Electors met. This is also a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete Electoral Votes.
Got all that?
OK, here is the state-by-state breakdown. I have provided links to the PDFs of each Certificate of Ascertainment. NOTE: For many states, unless a write-in candidate came close to winning the state, all votes for write-ins are lumped together and never reported individually. These are often reported as "scattered", "lump sum", or simply added together. Other states report out all write-in votes for all official write-in candidates.
Alabama: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-alabama.pdf
Alaska: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-alaska.pdf
Arizona: 11 votes - see Page 9 for our Electors' names!
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-arizona.pdf
Arkansas: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-arkansas.pdf
California: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-california.pdf
Colorado: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-colorado.pdf
Connecticut: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pd…/ascertainment-connecticut.pdf
Delaware: 3 votes - see Page 1 for candidate's name
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-delaware.pdf
D.C.: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-washington-dc.pdf
Florida: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-florida.pdf
Georgia: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-georgia.pdf
Hawaii: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-hawaii.pdf
Idaho: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/201…/pdfs/ascertainment-idaho.pdf
Illinois: 6 votes
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-illinois.pdf
Indiana: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-indiana.pdf
Iowa: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016…/pdfs/ascertainment-iowa.pdf
Kansas: 0 votes (turns out we were not a registered candidate here - this is disputed because paperwork with signatures was mailed in AND the $20 registration check was cashed)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-kansas.pdf
Kentucky: 5 votes - see Page 18 for our Electors' names!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-kentucky.pdf
Louisiana: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Maine: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/201…/pdfs/ascertainment-maine.pdf
Maryland: 24 votes - see Page 1 for candidate's name!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-maryland.pdf
Massachusetts: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-massachusetts.pdf
Michigan: 39 votes - see Page 3 for our Electors' names!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-michigan.pdf
Minnesota: 2 - see Pages 12 & 13 for our one Elector's name!
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Mississippi: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pd…/ascertainment-mississippi.pdf
Missouri: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-missouri.pdf
Montana: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-montana.pdf
Nebraska: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-nebraska.pdf
Nevada: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-nevada.pdf
New Hampshire: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-new-hampshire.pdf
New Jersey: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-new-jersey.pdf
New Mexico: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-new-mexico.pdf
New York: 41 votes
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-new-york.pdf
North Carolina: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-north-carolin…
North Dakota: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-north-dakota.pdf
Ohio: 589 (0.01%) - see Page 2 for our Electors' names! This new number is more than the 547 votes originally reported for us on Election Night!
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016…/pdfs/ascertainment-ohio.pdf
Oklahoma: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf
Oregon: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/20…/pdfs/ascertainment-oregon.pdf
Pennsylvania: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-pennsylvania.pdf
Rhode Island: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-rhode-island.pdf
South Carolina: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-south-carolin…
South Dakota: N/A (write-ins prohibited)
https://www.archives.gov/…/p…/ascertainment-south-dakota.pdf
Tennessee: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Texas: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/201…/pdfs/ascertainment-texas.pdf
Utah: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016…/pdfs/ascertainment-utah.pdf
Vermont: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-vermont.pdf
Virginia: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/pdfs/ascertainment-virginia.pdf
Washington: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/pdfs/ascertainment-washington.pdf
West Virginia: 1 vote - see Page 3 for candidate's name!
https://www.archives.gov/…/…/ascertainment-west-virginia.pdf
Wisconsin: 0 votes (we were not a registered candidate here)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertain…
Wyoming: Unknown (lump sum)
https://www.archives.gov/…/2…/pdfs/ascertainment-wyoming.pdf
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Please share, especially if you were one of our (at least) 721 voters!
If you happen to live in a state that lumped all write-in candidates together OR if you lived in a state in which we were not registered - and you voted for us - send us a message or leave a comment on this post. We will sift through the data to confirm your vote and add you to our 721!
Wow!!! Talk about an educational experience (for everyone involved)!
Thank you for making us YOUR VOICE during this election! Onward and upward! We'll see you in 2020!
In the end, our campaign picked up 721 Popular Votes from across the United States. In Ohio, our vote total jumped to 589 when all was said and done! Absolutely incredible! [Click picture for a larger version.]
As you can see in the Certificate of Ascertainment for the State of Ohio, the Hartnell-Marshall campaign received 589 Popular Votes! HOWEVER, Ben Hartnell and Dave Marshall received 0 Popular Votes. The names of their 18 Electoral College representatives are shown here and are technically the ones that received the 589 Popular Votes from the people of Ohio. Had the Hartnell-Marshall campaign won the state, then these 18 Electors would have cast their 18 total Electoral Votes for Ben Hartnell/Dave Marshall. [Click picture for a larger version.]
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