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And you thought the election was over. From today's paper:

Wayne Abraham will get to do something today that most U.S. citizens never do: cast a vote for president.

Although North Carolinians saw Barack Obama's name on the ballot, they were actually choosing a slate of electors who will meet today at the Old State Capitol in Raleigh. Across the nation, similar groups will meet and the Electoral College will formally confirm Obama's ascension to office.

"I thought it would be interesting and exciting to cast, in a sense, the real vote for president," Abraham said.

He is one of 15 electors who will cast ballots in North Carolina: One for each congressional district and two elected statewide.

Read the full story here. And for more background on the citizenship thing, click here.

From the Sec. of State Elaine Marshall's office:

Raleigh - NC Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall will convene the North Carolina Electoral College on Monday, December 15, in the Capitol Building’s Old Hall of the House of Representatives at noon. The electors will cast their ballots for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States.

The November 4 popular vote determined that electors nominated by the North Carolina Democratic Party will cast the official ballots for the state. North Carolina’s 15 electors will cast their ballots and prepare Certificates of Vote for the President and Vice President of the United States.

The 2008 meeting of the Electoral College will feature comments from Secretary Marshall. The North Carolina National Guard Honor Guard will provide the color guard, and Miss North Carolina, Amanda Watson, will sing the National Anthem.