How Long Will U.S. Election 2020 Vote Counting Takes?

[RAMROD 117,011]

Even once the early and in-person ballots are counted, a significant number of votes could still be outstanding. Only nine states expect to have at least 98 percent of unofficial results reported by noon the day after the election. Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia allow postmarked ballots to arrive after Election Day, so the timing will depend on when voters return them.

New York and Alaska will not report any mail votes on election night. (Rhode Island had also planned not to report mail votes that night, but its election board voted Monday to begin releasing them at 11 p.m.) Officials in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two key battleground states, have said full official counts could take several days.

The increase in mail voting could also lead to more provisional votes cast, increasing the number of ballots counted later. In many states, voters who have their eligibility to vote questioned at the polls may cast a provisional ballot, which is set aside and counted only when eligibility is later confirmed.

Usually the number of provisional votes is not large enough to be significant, but there is evidence from early voting that this election may be different. Some voters in at least 23 states are required to vote provisionally if they initially request a mail ballot but decide to vote in person instead (other states have different methods to prevent voting twice). Provisional voting can slow down lines at the polls, and those ballots are generally the last to be reviewed and counted.

Results are never official until final certification, which occurs in each state in the weeks following the election.

 

Full article: (look it up)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/27/upshot/election-results-timing.html

[gagastefani 20]

When will the early trends starting coming on news channels like CNN? guessing that 9 PM ET is the time polls closes.

[jimmytimestep 2,936]

Ok but judging from that article, we can safely say that we’ll know about Texas, Florida, and North Carolina by tonight, yeah?

if those all go blue (highly unlikely but I’m crossing fingers), it’s pretty much done. 

But if any one of those (or two, or even all three) go red, we essentially will be waiting on Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio to determine the winner, which could take until the end of the week.

right?

[Lemonky 671]

Is it worth watching before 12AM? When will first states be known?

[PartySick 172,476]

1 minute ago, Lemonky said:

Is it worth watching before 12AM? When will first states be known?

Polls in Florida close at 7pm. Our tallies should be getting reported by 10pm/11pm est.

[Renie 7,909]

This is going to be such a long, nerve wracking week! I want it to be over but there can only be one outcome! I don’t know what I’ll do if he wins again 

[Jonathanholland 5,429]

15 minutes ago, jimmytimestep said:

Ok but judging from that article, we can safely say that we’ll know about Texas, Florida, and North Carolina by tonight, yeah?

if those all go blue (highly unlikely but I’m crossing fingers), it’s pretty much done. 

But if any one of those (or two, or even all three) go red, we essentially will be waiting on Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio to determine the winner, which could take until the end of the week.

right?

There is almost no feasible way for Trump to win if he loses Florida or Texas. Democrats are in a very good position if one of those states goes blue. If Biden loses both and NC aswell, we will have to wait for Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio which may take longer. Let's hope we will have a clear winner as soon as possible 

[Rock Jock 993]

The president of the US is not elected directly by citizens (popular vote) So all these talks make no sense.

[gabeoz 7,915]

I think it’ll be safe to assume we’ll know a winner around 2-3am EST like usual. If it comes down to PA then it’ll more than likely take a day or two, but If trump loses any of the southern/sunbelt states today it’s going to be game over.

[LaLuna 12,732]

10 minutes ago, Rock Jock said:

The president of the US is not elected directly by citizens (popular vote) So all these talks make no sense.

What's the point of voting then?

[Rock Jock 993]

16 minutes ago, LaLuna said:

What's the point of voting then?

There is no point to be honest. It’s very sad that US has such a... unique election system. 538 people will decide who will be the next POTUS.
Although, electors usually vote how the majority “tell“ them. But the key word is usually

[Jill 31,812]

1 hour ago, jimmytimestep said:

if those all go blue (highly unlikely but I’m crossing fingers), it’s pretty much done.

Yeah just you wait until Trump declares victory tonight even if Texas goes blue.

[Jill 31,812]

28 minutes ago, LaLuna said:

What's the point of voting then?

So the electors can have a good grasp at what the people want. They don't have to vote like them though, which is why US democracy is a farse.

[LaLuna 12,732]

5 minutes ago, Jill said:

So the electors can have a good grasp at what the people want. They don't have to vote like them though, which is why US democracy is a farse.

Well that point was made very clear in 2016, hell even in 2000 for that matter.

[Jill 31,812]

Just now, LaLuna said:

Well that point was made very clear in 2016, hell even in 2000 for that matter.

If someone from any other democratic country proposed the EC everyone would rightfully think of them as crazy. It's ridiculous idk how can anyone support it.