"In all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the 538 electors performed a constitutional process to legally elect Democrat Barack Obama the 44th president.More than 131 million voters cast ballots — the most ever in a presidential election.
But Obama's election is not complete until Congress tallies the outcome of Monday's Electoral College vote at a joint session scheduled for Jan. 6." (AND, it's not 'constitutional' until he produces proof of natural born citizenship)