Set me straight here.

[smirkymonkey]

Tonights votes are just in person votes, right They don't include mail-in/absentee votes, correct? So they aren't the actual vote count? They mean nothing. Am I right or am I missing something? Just wondering if I have this straight.

[relayerbob]

1. No, this is it. All of them

[Drunken Irishman]

5. That's not true. Michigan really hasn't.

[relayerbob]

11. No, the point is ...

whatever you are seeing is everything. When they say 75% is in, that is mostly EV, but could be some same day. The totals are whatever they are, they are not showing "today's vote", they are showing votes as released

[Drunken Irishman]

14. I see. I thought you meant 'everything' was counted in terms of the mail-in ballots.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. In some states - but not Florida, Ohio & North Carolina

[Codeine]

3. Lots of states already counted the majority

of mail-in votes. Florida is an example.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Yes and no. Depends on how and when each state counts absentee ballots.

Pennsylvania might not be done until Friday.

[smirkymonkey]

23. Do you think we will have that long?

I know we are legally allowed, but can Trump stop it?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. No.

[PTWB]

6. You're not correct.

In many states they’ve been counting the early and mail votes for weeks.

[smirkymonkey]

25. Thanks. I am corrected.

I appreciate the knowledge.

[RockRaven]

7. Different states do it different ways. You have to look it up for each one you're curious about.

[smirkymonkey]

27. Yes, I am seeing that now.

There are 50 of them. It would be nice to have a list if anyone could provide one. It's kind of tedious to look up each one individually. Please know that I am not blaming you for this at all. You had a good answer. I just wish that someone could maybe come through with a helpful list. Although I know there is probably no easy answer.

[Laelth]

8. It all varies by state. n/t

-Laelth

[superpatriotman]

9. Link

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/politics/mail-in-voting/

In two other key battleground states, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, absentee ballots cannot be processed until the morning of November 3. The backlog might be more pronounced in Pennsylvania, which expanded mail voting to all voters this year.

[smirkymonkey]

22. Thank you!

Very helpful and interesting. I learn so much here!

[nocoincidences]

10. Not at all.

Look at the map generously shared in this DU post earlier.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214430134

[smirkymonkey]

16. Very helpful!

Thank you!

[crickets]

21. Great resource! Thanks for posting that. nt

[nocoincidences]

26. The credit should go to Statistical, who posted it originally.

I found it so useful that I pinned it for reference, which is the only reason I had it to share!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

12. It really couldn't be more confusing.

Every state has its own rules.

[smirkymonkey]

18. Yes, it is very confusing.

I wish there was a news outlet that could make it clearer.

[Ms. Toad]

13. Most states include early/absentee votes -

they are typically the first votes since most states allow processing (everything short of pressing the tabulate button) ahead of election day. So, since all that has to happen is to press "tabulate," they are nearly instantaneous upon the close of polls.

Some states (PA being the most notable) does not allow pre-processing of ballots - so it's results will likely lean Republican and be increased by the somewhat later processing of absentee/early voting ballots.

[smirkymonkey]

20. Thanks for the info.

Much appreciated.

[wishstar]

15. No, some states such as NC/Fla. have counted their absentees while others just began counting today

some states are allowed to begin counting their absentees several days ahead so they are actually tallied first with the early in-person votes and then the same day election day votes are added in. Other states such as Pennsylvania don't begin counting their absentees until election day so they may need extra time to add those all in to the in-person votes.

[NorthOf270]

17. Different states are doing it differently.

[Statistical]

19. It varies by state.