LaChapelle nods to women with Electoral College vote
Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle speaks during her State of the City address, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at the Municipal Building.
NICOLE LaCHAPELLE
Published: 12/14/2020 8:42:32 PM
When Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle was casting her ballot for President-elect Joe Biden Monday afternoon along with 10 other Massachusetts electors, she was wearing a piece of jewelry that belonged to three generations of women in her family as a reminder to herself how far women in this country have come in the past century since gaining the right to vote.
“I wanted to stand on the shoulders of women in my family, but also all of the hundreds of thousands of women over the last 100 years that insisted that women should have the vote, in various forms,” she added. “And also, not just the vote but having equity in our political process.”
Elector Linda Monteiro of Dorchester formally nominates Biden and Harris.
The Electoral College of Massachusetts gathered in the State House today and officially cast its 11 votes for Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president.
Before voting, the 11-member college voted for Kate Donaghue of Westborough as its president, Thomas Larkin of Bedford as its vice president, Joseph Kelly of Hingham as its secretary and Jay Manuel Rivera of Lawrence. After Donaghue s election, Secretary of State Bill Galvin, who had called the college to order, yielded the podium to Donaghue
Donaghue said she was proud to vote for a man of character and empathy, who will restore respect to the office of the presidency.
Massachusetts electors expected to cast their votes for Biden
The group includes former Springfield mayor Robert Markel, who went to high school with Biden
By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent,Updated December 13, 2020, 10:25 p.m.
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Former Springfield mayor Robert Markel (center) has called President-elect Joe Biden (right) a friend since they were freshmen at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Del., in the late 1950s.
Former Springfield mayor Robert Markel has called President-elect Joe Biden a friend since they were freshmen at Archmere Academy, a Catholic high school in Claymont, Del., in the late 1950s. Once Markel began driving, he gave Biden a lift to school each morning.
Massachusetts electors cast 11 state votes for Biden, Harris
Updated December 14, 2020, 4:17 p.m.
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Elector Lesley Phillips of Cambridge, Mass., right, casts a presidential ballot during the gathering of Massachusetts Electoral College members in the Mass. House of Representatives.Charles Krupa/Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) â Massachusetts electors have cast the stateâs 11 electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Biden handily won Massachusetts with more than 65% of the vote.
The electors, who were chosen by Massachusetts voters in the Nov. 3 election, gathered Monday at 3 p.m. to cast their votes in the House chamber at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Massachusetts electors cast 11 state votes for Biden, Harris
December 14, 2020 GMT
BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts electors have cast the state’s 11 electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Biden handily won Massachusetts with more than 65% of the vote.
The electors, who were chosen by Massachusetts voters in the Nov. 3 election, gathered Monday at 3 p.m. to cast their votes in the House chamber at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Before voting, 10 of the 11 original electors had to fill one of the seats left vacant by the death of elector Ronald Valerio of Auburn.
The Commonwealth William Galvin began the process by taking a roll of the electors and announcing the vacancy.