Electoral College Timeline Of EventsNovember 3, 2020 — Election Day(first Tuesday after the first Monday in November)During the general election, your vote helps determine your state’s electors. This is so their electoral votes will be presumed valid when presented to Congress. December 14, 2020 — electors vote in their statesThe electors meet in their respective states and vote for president and vice president on separate ballots. January 6, 2021 — Congress counts the electoral votesCongress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes. The vice president, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the Electoral College vote.