By next week half the country will be voting early look at the map of states who vote early

[bigdarryl]

http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Thank you.

[democrat_patriot]

2. So...all the R states can vote early, and Rmoney's 'numbers' go up. He's winning!

Or are these results not available?

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Actually the States with no early voting are mostly Republican locks or leans

Also, of course you know this, no tallies, results of anykind from any precinct or State can be released until after the close of polls election day nationally.
The States in which it is easiest to vote are all Blue states. The entire West Coast, for example. The States which make it harder to vote are all Red States.

[longship]

4. AFAIK, no ballots are even opened until polls closed.

That's why mail-in ballots take longer to count after the election.

Thanks for a good response.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. They don't show any results whatsoever until election night

Come on, now.