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When and how will the votes be counted in the US elections? Here's what can slow down the process
2024-11-05 23:08:29 / BOTA
The election results will not be official until the votes are counted and verified, which can take days to complete in some cases. In battleground states, the process will be highly scrutinized. Trump is already questioning the reliability of many of their voting processes.
Here's what you need to know about voting in 2024.
The first polls will begin to close at 11pm local time on Tuesday, but the counting of votes will extend well beyond that time. In most cases, it can take weeks to get an official number, due in part to state regulations.
The count also varies from country to country and depends on the equipment used. Some counties "feed" ballots into scanners, while others may use touch-screen systems or ballot marking devices to record votes.
Counting can be slowed by disruptions, legal challenges or complications surrounding provisional ballots. A number of legal challenges have already been raised.
Each state has its own procedure for recounts and what can trigger them. In the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, recounts occur automatically when the number of votes received by each candidate is particularly close.
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