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In reply to the discussion: Be prepared for the nightmare. . . [View all]pat_k
(9,313 posts)41. You're right. I found a table that lists rules for each state.
National Conference of State Legislators
VOPP Table 16: When Absentee/Mail Ballot Processing and Counting Can Begin
On a quick scan, looks like 9 can definitely start counting before election.
A few others can start counting before at the discretion of voter registrar or SOS. The rules described for some others seem a bit ambiguous.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Minnesota, Michigan, New Hampshire don't start counting until election day, mail/dropbox totals for them may lag. (Perhaps they'll have an incentive to change the rules since so many more people will be voting by mail.)
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in 2000 there was no madman Trump, and no social media, with millions of hyper radicalised RWNJ's
Celerity
Sep 2020
#10
in a fair election, when all the votes are counted, Biden would win in a landslide, but there are
Celerity
Sep 2020
#19
Most states process mail-in votes before election day, and others are coming onboard:
Sogo
Sep 2020
#12
This is another attempt by the media to do nothing more than stir the pot! The red mirage is
Thekaspervote
Sep 2020
#39
Unless Trump wins all 50 states by a 20 vote margin in each, he will piss and moan
The Genealogist
Sep 2020
#26
Masks should be mandatory at polling places. That would kill the Trump vote.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2020
#33