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7. Counting Could Take Days
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 08:00 AM
Nov 2020

Just saw Guam is staggering their ballot counting. They used to use a large area where ballots could be counted. Now they are limiting the number of districts that enter that space to 30 at any one time. If there's 30 in the space you have to wait to do your counting until a group finishes and leaves.

If state-side counting goes similarly, then counting could be stretched out over a long period of time. I have no idea what each county in my state is doing to tally each precinct. I knew someone who actually worked the polls and I think they tallied all the votes at the voting site after closing then went to the county courthouse where they recounted to verify their numbers before they could go home. I think similar precautions controlling how many districts can come into the courthouse at any one time might be in place.

This will obviously impact larger population counties more than smaller population counties. It may create a "Red Mirage" with rural counties finishing much earlier than their suburban and urban counterparts. If this bears out, expect shenanigans to begin.

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