Joe Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory

Joe Biden (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden has cleared the 270 electoral vote mark to formalise his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes.

The voting milestone came late on Monday as California electors affirmed the Democrat’s massive five million vote win last month in the nation’s largest state.

The Electoral College took on added importance this year because of Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he lost his race for re-election.