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FACTS about counting votes:
-Ballots are counted after Election Day in every single state
-No state certifies a winner on Election night
-In 18 states ballots can arrive after Election Day per state law
-In 29 states military ballots can be received after Election Day
-Ballots are counted after Election Day in every single state
-No state certifies a winner on Election night
-In 18 states ballots can arrive after Election Day per state law
-In 29 states military ballots can be received after Election Day
Part II of FACTS about vote counting:
-The president has no control over how votes are counted
-Election results are certified at the state & local level
-The president has no authority to prematurely declare himself the winner of the election
-The president has no control over how votes are counted
-Election results are certified at the state & local level
-The president has no authority to prematurely declare himself the winner of the election
Repeat after me: counting all the votes is not stealing the election
Election officials in MI, WI & PA begged GOP state legislatures to allow them to start counting votes before Election Day like FL/NC/AZ & many other states do. Republicans refused because they want chaos & uncertainty. Every story about counting votes should note this
Great chart from @NCSLorg on when states certify election results. Not a single state does it on Election Night & some states have 3+ weeks. No result is official until all the votes are counted
Let me reiterate: counting all the votes is not stealing the election
Every state counts ballots after Election Day & no state certifies a winner on Election Night
Millions of votes have yet to be counted
Every state counts ballots after Election Day & no state certifies a winner on Election Night
Millions of votes have yet to be counted
We've reached the "Trump is openly trying to steal the election" phase of the campaign, as @pemalevy writes
Unfortunately for Trump, legal votes are counted whether he likes it or not and his campaign has no control over the process https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/the-trump-campaign-is-openly-trying-to-steal-the-election/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=naytev&utm_medium=social
Unfortunately for Trump, legal votes are counted whether he likes it or not and his campaign has no control over the process https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/the-trump-campaign-is-openly-trying-to-steal-the-election/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=naytev&utm_medium=social
Shorter Trump: I won the election as long as you don’t count my opponent’s votes
