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Election-results-explainer mini-tweetstorm!
An election is not a reality show with a guaranteed big reveal at the end of the hour. The election isnât over until we count all the votes. Hereâs what to keep in mind as the week goes forward. Â
1/8 https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/1321209108100489223
Election-results-explainer mini-tweetstorm!
An election is not a reality show with a guaranteed big reveal at the end of the hour. The election isnât over until we count all the votes. Hereâs what to keep in mind as the week goes forward. Â
1/8 https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/1321209108100489223
We do *not* need to know the results of the election on Election Night, and frequently, we havenât!Â
As Princeton history prof @KevinMKruse and I wrote in @NYTimes in May: âTake Some Deep Breaths and Prepare to Wait for Election Resultsâ:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/opinion/2020-election-results-delay.html
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As Princeton history prof @KevinMKruse and I wrote in @NYTimes in May: âTake Some Deep Breaths and Prepare to Wait for Election Resultsâ:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/opinion/2020-election-results-delay.html
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Historian Michael @BeschlossDC notes just how ordinary it is not to know the Presidential election winner on Election Night. Weâve waited past midnight in 40% of the presidential elections in the past 60 years: 1960, 1968, 1976, 2000, 2004, and 2016.
https://twitter.com/beschlossdc/status/1322993565199380491
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https://twitter.com/beschlossdc/status/1322993565199380491
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If anyone tells you that all votes must be counted Election Night, point them to Alaska: All absentee ballots and any ballots cast in person during early voting this past weekend wonât even *begin* to be counted until *seven days after Election Day*.Â
https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/alaskavotecountingsystems.php
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https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/alaskavotecountingsystems.php
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And while we would *all* like to know the results of the presidential election immediately, the first federal deadline for states to get their counts in isnât until Dec. 8!
The Congressional Research Service ( @CRS4Congress) brings the receipts:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11641
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The Congressional Research Service ( @CRS4Congress) brings the receipts:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11641
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As tallies come in, I will count on @APâs election projections: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2020
Here are some other election projections you can trust:
⢠ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Elections
⢠CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2020-election-live-updates-2020-11-02/
⢠NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election
⢠CNN: https://www.cnn.com/election/2020
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Here are some other election projections you can trust:
⢠ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Elections
⢠CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2020-election-live-updates-2020-11-02/
⢠NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election
⢠CNN: https://www.cnn.com/election/2020
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A lot goes into certifying vote totals. In 2016, Pennsylvania laid out all the canvasses, reviews, and reconciliations that it takes to arrive at an official result:
https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/how-pennsylvania-certifies-vote-after-every-election/
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https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/how-pennsylvania-certifies-vote-after-every-election/
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As I have said, the first part of the Election â the Voting â ends on Tuesday.
Then the equally important second part â the Counting â gets rolling everywhere.
The election is not over until all the validly cast ballots are counted. That is how we know for sure who wins.
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Then the equally important second part â the Counting â gets rolling everywhere.
The election is not over until all the validly cast ballots are counted. That is how we know for sure who wins.
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