United States election: Americans may have to wait longer for outcome
- by Lorene Schwartz
- in People
- — Nov 3, 2020
Q: When will we know the victor of the presidential election?
The election takes place in the nation's worst pandemic in a century.
Washington state Legal professional Common Bob Ferguson famous that on-time supply of ballots despatched by voters was too gradual in some districts within the battleground states of MI and Wisconsin. The next day, election officials can begin counting those late-arriving ballots and the provisional ballots cast on Election Day (contrary to popular belief, the vast majority of provisional ballots are approved and counted). Trump's team will reportedly claim that if mail-in votes from Pennsylvania see him lose the state, it would be because their opposition "stole" it from them.
Given how long after Election Day some states will still accept ballots and that some states have yet to begin counting all the early votes, it's unlikely there will be a definitive victor on Tuesday, and it could take days for some states to declare a victor.
When will results be reported to the public?
My source is the New York State Board of Elections Political Calendar.
In-person early voting in Pennsylvania ended on October 27, but voters can continue to drop off their mail ballot in-person as long as they applied for it before October 27. Only eight states expect to have at least 98 percent of unofficial results reported by noon the day after the election.
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Globally, more than 4.59 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 11.9 lakh have died so far. DHHS advises that data is preliminary and is frequently updated as it is reported to the health department.
November 28: Certification and transmission of canvass election returns by county board of elections. But first, several steps have to happen at the county level.
I would think that by 8 p.m. - maybe before and maybe a little after - the boards of elections will publicly release the results of the early voting. The state plans to count votes received after Election Day up until Friday, Nov. 6. "So, if you have 70,000, obviously it's just a matter of volume and that you need more time to count the ballots".
Although voters submitting a ballot in person at the Government Center are only able to drop off their own ballot, a recent change has been made to the requirement of displaying identification.
Recognizing that misinformation can spread quickly through social media, some platforms have put up safeguards around election results.
You can track your ballot and know it was received, but election officials can't mark whether it's been "accepted" or "rejected" before the election. That's about 200,000 less than the entire voting turnout in the 2016 Presidential Election. A second upload is expected between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., with a third release of data between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Tip: Voting during normal business hours may help you avoid long lines.
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