2016 Postmortem

DetlefK

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44. Votes are counted in parallel in every precinct/county.

Reply to realmirage (Reply #43)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 06:01 AM

Jun 2016

Why are some US precincts unable to finish counting in one night???

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The UK has counted over 27 million ballots in a matter of hours? [View all] Barack_America Jun 2016 OP

Damn. We are horrible in our elections by comparison. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #1

Yep. Perfect example of how messed up our electoral process is. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #2

This. CA doesn't want to count those votes scscholar Jun 2016 #60

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #72

YES! Isn't it fucking amazing that if a country really, really wants... Raster Jun 2016 #3

Most appropriate use of the word 'Balderdash' I've seen in quite some time HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #5

Agreed. jillan Jun 2016 #4

Yum... sheshe2 Jun 2016 #6

Here HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #9

Thanks for that....Herb sheshe2 Jun 2016 #14

Switch CA to paper ballots and you'll have your comparison. Barack_America Jun 2016 #46

Most California ballots were mail in, paper ballots CreekDog Jun 2016 #47

What? Spacedog1973 Jun 2016 #70

they are in one time zone, so its quick swhisper1 Jun 2016 #7

Meanwhile, in California...n/t HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #8

our electoral system really sucks, doesnt it? swhisper1 Jun 2016 #11

Yep. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #12

also they only had one issue, yes or no still_one Jun 2016 #37

To be fair, they have far fewer voters than we do KingFlorez Jun 2016 #10

Meanwhile, in California... :P HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #13

Exactly NWCorona Jun 2016 #16

No not exactly, be you are the constutional right to say something wrong and uninformed CreekDog Jun 2016 #48

You already said that upthread KingFlorez Jun 2016 #17

I thought it warranted repeating HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #18

meanwhile ...it was a YES/NO question...not a multi-candidate , multi-party, initiative laden ballot pkdu Jun 2016 #27

Time to count votes should increase only logarithmically with population ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #29

And only one item on the ballot...that makes it much easier. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #32

They have the vote in one single day... Bohemianwriter Jun 2016 #42

Stop it philosslayer Jun 2016 #64

I was thinking the same thing CanonRay Jun 2016 #15

Where are the comparisson stats for the the US? sheshe2 Jun 2016 #19

Go find it. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #20

Your OP. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #21

Don't be lazy. Go out and do your own research. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #22

Lol! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #25

Yep - lets compare a "Yes/No" vote in a country with 30 million voters with a muti-candidate , multi pkdu Jun 2016 #30

;) sheshe2 Jun 2016 #31

Exactly!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #33

How do you equate 30 million paper ballots to 150+ million computer ballots? Barack_America Jun 2016 #45

Don't forget there are different ballots. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #56

google is your friend. n/t RazBerryBeret Jun 2016 #53

The US has 180,000 precincts across 50 states, and each state has different NYC Liberal Jun 2016 #23

Thank you for supporting the OP's point HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #24

They didn't. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #26

The Brexit election had only one issue on the ballot Retrograde Jun 2016 #28

6 if you were given the one without the Presidential contest! peace13 Jun 2016 #34

It depends when they were mailed in. still_one Jun 2016 #38

How one large CA county counts votes Retrograde Jun 2016 #49

Yes, from what I have read.. peace13 Jun 2016 #50

You seem to think this is a bug in our system Moliere Jun 2016 #35

I know, right! Some people just like to continue pretending it's anything esle but that. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2016 #36

In Ohio you can walk into the BOE and vote, weeks before Election Day. peace13 Jun 2016 #39

That seems odd there is no accounting of when a person's ballot arrived. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #58

This would be if you walked your mail in ballot into the BOE. peace13 Jun 2016 #61

They should make sure all ballots are accounted. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #62

I'm sure that they are marked. I have never used an absentee ballot, as they are called in Ohio. peace13 Jun 2016 #69

It's a series of epic failures of our system... Orsino Jun 2016 #55

Are they stll counting the votes in California? Bohemianwriter Jun 2016 #40

Maybe we should have our federal government run national elections, too, instead of leaving them to MADem Jun 2016 #41

In November we'll count a shitload more than that in one night realmirage Jun 2016 #43

Votes are counted in parallel in every precinct/county. DetlefK Jun 2016 #44

Impressive. nt 7wo7rees Jun 2016 #51

Happens several times a day at horse racing tracks around the country jberryhill Jun 2016 #52

It is not the same as here. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #54

They were counting YES OR NO, that's it obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #57

Ah, the difference between a singular nation with one main design Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #59

Sorry my state is boring you. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #63

Amazing, isn't it? tabasco Jun 2016 #65

simpler ballot BlueStateLib Jun 2016 #66

Does the UK allow providional ballots that have to be validated? brooklynite Jun 2016 #67

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Much Smaller Country Night Watchman Jun 2016 #68

Each state counts their own so size is similar. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #71

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