In Arkansas, Maryland, and Ohio, for example, absentee ballots don't have to be received until Nov. 16.
small margins lead to recounts in Florida.
Michigan law still prohibits the tabulation of absentee voter ballots until the polls open on Election Day.
Wisconsin law similarly disallows early processing and counting of absentee ballots. Officials must wait until the polls open on Election Day to begin those processes. That means that officials could not touch the nearly 1.3 million mail-in ballots turned in up through Tuesday until Tuesday morning.
Pennsylvania law allows that process to begin on Election Day but doesn’t require it. Seven counties will not even begin to process and count those ballots until Wednesday. That issue, coupled with the segregation of mail-in ballots received after Election Day, may well make Pennsylvania the final hold-out.
In Arkansas, Maryland, and Ohio, for example, absentee ballots don't have to be received until Nov. 16. small margins lead to recounts in Florida. Michigan law still prohibits the tabulation of absentee voter ballots until the polls open on Election Day. Wisconsin law similarly disallows early processing and counting of absentee ballots. Officials must wait until the polls open on Election Day to begin those processes. That means that officials could not touch the nearly 1.3 million mail-in ballots turned in up through Tuesday until Tuesday morning. Pennsylvania law allows that process to begin on Election Day but doesn’t require it. Seven counties will not even begin to process and count those ballots until Wednesday. That issue, coupled with the segregation of mail-in ballots received after Election Day, may well make Pennsylvania the final hold-out.
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