ELECTION2022: Election Day is Tuesday, but expect this election to go on a while. Close races, rules changes and a conspiratorial environment all may lead to delays.
for when those ballots can be taken out of their envelopes to be processed and tallied, and this can lengthen the count.Pennsylvania
is one of the places we're expecting to see a pretty dramatic shift on Election Night. Vote tallying should be faster this year than in 2020, considering there will be fewer mail-in ballots likely, but those mail ballots will still take longer and will lead to confusion. Beware a"Red Mirage" and a later"." Lots of mail-in ballots will be reported early, and we know that Democrats have been far more likely to say they will be voting early or by mail.
Keep in mind also that election officials first report unofficial results. Certified results come days, if not weeks, later.can also lengthen the time before a winner is determined. Expect that this will go on a while, so patience will be needed in this impatient time.Domenico Montanaro is NPR's senior political editor/correspondent. Based in Washington, D.C., his work appears on air and online delivering analysis of the political climate in Washington and campaigns.
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