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1/ Quick reminder that Election Night results are always unofficial. Not just this year — every year. It takes time for election officials to count Americans’ votes fairly and accurately. Accuracy > speed. Need more? Check out the rest of this thread.
2/ Each state has laws that impact and/or govern the vote count. Check out @NASSorg’s list here: https://www.nass.org/sites/default/files/surveys/2020-10/summary-canvass-recount-laws-100220.pdf or yet another invaluable @NCSLorg resource here: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/after-the-voting-ends-the-steps-to-complete-an-election.aspx
3/ Still not sure? Utah’s chief election official, Lt. Gov. @SpencerJCox did not mince words when explaining election night results and how votes really get counted. https://twitter.com/spencerjcox/status/1322933145709080576
4/ Want to know more about some of the reasons election night results are always unofficial? Check out @aztammyp’s thread on the subject. https://twitter.com/aztammyp/status/1321269117102542849
5/ So repeat after me or actually @cstewartiii: “All votes have never been counted on election night.” Now check out his excellent explanatory graphs. https://twitter.com/cstewartiii/status/1321802843590971392
6/ In conclusion and/or if you still are not sure, a friendly reminder that Election Night projections or calls are a media function. @DomenicoNPR provides a nice recap here: https://twitter.com/domeniconpr/status/1322972602676187136
7/ And finally... https://twitter.com/natlvoterregday/status/1323372082126819332
