Will this year’s vote count also lead to chaos?
The second mystery, essential for election integrity, is when we will know who won.
In 2020, leading news agencies needed four days after polls closed to declare Joe Biden the winner, as several states took their sweet time to count ballots from 46 percent of the voters nationwide who voted early by mail or absentee ballot. Some experts say the percentage of early voters should rise this year as more Republicans get with the program. Others contend early voting will drop because there’s no Covid pandemic to deter people from voting in person on November 5.
The controversy in 2020 started because the early ballots were counted last. The majority came from Democratic strongholds and reversed Donald Trump’s election night lead, opening the door for him to cry foul.
Will this year’s vote count also lead to chaos?
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