John Binkley, Judy Eledge, and Randy Ruedrich cast their votes in Juneau today as Alaska’s three electors, in the next step in the presidential election. All three Alaska electoral votes went for Donald Trump.
Lieutenant Gov. Kevin Meyer spoke briefly and introduced the three electors, who then signed their votes and then got up and left.
There was no color guard, no reception, and no ceremony with the Alaska Flag Song, but at least the restaurants were open in Juneau. It was the COVID-19 version of the Electoral College in Alaska.
Binkley is a former state senator and is an Alaska businessman who bought the Anchorage Daily News; Judy Eledge is president of the Anchorage Republican Women’s Club; and Randy Ruedrich is past chairman of the Alaska Republican Party.
The Electoral College nationally has now formally elected Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, with 306 votes. He needed 270 to win.
The Electoral College results will be tallied by Congress in a joint session on Jan. 6. Vice President Mike Pence will preside. Inauguration Day is Wednesday, Jan. 20.
