How Long Will Vote Counting Take? Estimates and Deadlines in All 50 States

[brooklynite]

New York Times

Although many winners may quickly be evident on election night, the increase in mail voting because of the pandemic is expected to push back the release of full results in many key states.

The New York Times asked officials in every state and the District of Columbia about their reporting processes and what share of votes they expect to be counted by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4. There is a fair amount of uncertainty surrounding results in any election, but here’s what they said to expect:

Many states will not have complete results on election night.

Even once the early and in-person ballots are counted, a significant number of votes could still be outstanding. Only eight 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, Rhode Island and Alaska will not report any mail votes on election night. Officials in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two key battleground states, have said full official counts could take several days.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Oklahoma doesn't count absentee until election evening.

[soothsayer]

2. Plus the military votes

Some states give up to 20 days longer to receive them.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/study-military-votes-could-decide-2020-election-301152264.html

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The majority of states accept military ballots later than they do civilian ballots. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia count ballots from overseas service members that arrive after polls close. The amount of time states allow for military ballots to arrive after Election Day varies from two days in South Carolina to 20 days in Washington.

[HockeyMom]

3. Took 3 days after PA Primary

to count all the mail in ballots. The General Election won't be any different, maybe even more time. Trump is going to have a hissy fit.