Questions about GA election tomorrow

[EndlessWire]

What time do the polls close? Have they already started counting the 3 million mail in ballots, or do they have to wait until the polls close?

[hlthe2b]

1. "Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes"

https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2021/01/04/here-we-go-again-what-to-expect-as-georgia-counts-votes/

WHEN DOES THE BALLOT COUNTING START?

The polls are set to close at 7 p.m. EST on Election Day, and that's when ballot counting can begin. Absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls to be counted. Military and overseas ballots postmarked by Tuesday and received by Friday will be counted, and absentee voters also have until Friday to fix any problems so their votes can be counted.

No ballots, including absentee ballots received in advance of Election Day, can be counted until the polls close. But a state election board rule requires county election officials to begin processing absentee ballots — verifying signatures on the outer envelope, opening the envelopes and scanning the ballots — before Election Day. That should speed things up on election night. Still, some absentee ballots received by mail or in drop boxes up until 7 p.m. on Election Day will still need to be processed.

[EndlessWire]

2. TY! n/t

[Wednesdays]

3. K&R. nt

[lindysalsagal]

4. I'll just tune into DU around 11 pm to see "how it's going."

Remembering that it's not over just with the live voting.