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THROUGH THE YEARS: Massachusetts’ Electoral College history on display

Evan Lips

BOSTON — A letter penned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803, marking the passage of the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution updating the rules of the Electoral College system, was one of several historic documents on display outside Beacon Hill's House Chamber just prior to the convening of the state's 2016 presidential electors. 

Prior to this amendment, American presidents were elected according to a system where Electoral College members picked two presidential candidates, with the top vote-getter being named president and the runner-up being named vice president.

Hillary’s Last Hurrah: Clinton Carries Massachusetts; Trump Still Wins
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Hillary’s Last Hurrah: Clinton Carries Massachusetts; Trump Still Wins

State House News Service

STATE HOUSE – With Hillary Clinton's loss to President-elect Donald Trump still raw for Bay State Democrats, party leaders and electors on Monday – without mentioning Trump's name – rallied Clinton supporters to regroup and pick up where her campaign left off fighting for causes like "economic justice" and the environment.

In a ceremony notable for its pageantry more than its suspense, all 11 Massachusetts electors cast their votes for Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine. In her losing effort nationally, Clinton secured 60 percent of the vote in Massachusetts with nearly 2 million ballots cast for the former secretary of state and first woman to earn an electoral college vote.

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