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Election result could take weeks or even months to determine

Previous contests have taken days or even weeks to be called.

In 2000, when Al Gore and George W Bush competed for the White House, polling day was on Nov 7 but the election was not called until Dec 12.

It hinged on the result in Florida, where votes were subject to an automatic recount because of Mr Bush’s slim margin of victory.

The battle eventually ended in the Supreme Court, where justices voted to terminate the recount, prompting Mr Gore to concede shortly afterwards.


telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/10/22/what-time-will-we-get-us-election-exit-polls-2024/
 
A few hours, a few days, more than a month… just how long will it take for us to know who’s won between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?

Americans head to the polls on November 5 in one of the most consequential presidential elections for years.

The former president says he will only respect a decision that is “fair”, after claiming he was cheated of victory in 2020. Not a single court has backed up that claim.

Normally, a result to US presidential elections becomes clear on the night. TV networks, using their own surveys of early voting and exit polls, tend to be swift in declaring a result as polling stations close in each state.

The continental United States has four time zones. The polls will close starting at 6pm Eastern Time in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, and ending at 11pm in California and Washington state (then an hour later in Alaska and Hawaii). By 9pm, all of the battleground states will have finished voting - including Arizona and Nevada in the West.

Recounts in closely fought counties will slow things down. Then we have to take into account

Most states don’t allow early voting (when voters can go to special polling stations before Election Day) and mail-in ballots to be counted until polls close on November 5.

Republican-led legislatures have moved to restrict voters’ choice, and are also contesting the integrity of absentee ballots, with Trump claiming (without evidence) that Democrats are intent on cheating with the help of illegal immigrants.

Members of the Electoral College are scheduled to convene in each state on December 17 to certify the result. That is usually a formality. But if Trump loses again, expect further trouble then.

Then comes the key flashpoint: the declaration of the result in Congress on January 6, 2025.

The stage is set therefore for an even more tumultuous post-election period, with Trump also threatening to turn the armed forces on Democrats.

It might take a while to play out before the next president is inaugurated on January 20, 2025.


standard.co.uk/news/us-politics/us-election-when-will-know-the-result-donald-trump-kamala-harris-b1189111.html
 
The Harris Administration said:
A few hours, a few days, more than a month… just how long will it take for us to know who’s won between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?

Americans head to the polls on November 5 in one of the most consequential presidential elections for years.

The former president says he will only respect a decision that is “fair”, after claiming he was cheated of victory in 2020. Not a single court has backed up that claim.

Normally, a result to US presidential elections becomes clear on the night. TV networks, using their own surveys of early voting and exit polls, tend to be swift in declaring a result as polling stations close in each state.

The continental United States has four time zones. The polls will close starting at 6pm Eastern Time in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, and ending at 11pm in California and Washington state (then an hour later in Alaska and Hawaii). By 9pm, all of the battleground states will have finished voting - including Arizona and Nevada in the West.

Recounts in closely fought counties will slow things down. Then we have to take into account

Most states don’t allow early voting (when voters can go to special polling stations before Election Day) and mail-in ballots to be counted until polls close on November 5.

Republican-led legislatures have moved to restrict voters’ choice, and are also contesting the integrity of absentee ballots, with Trump claiming (without evidence) that Democrats are intent on cheating with the help of illegal immigrants.

Members of the Electoral College are scheduled to convene in each state on December 17 to certify the result. That is usually a formality. But if Trump loses again, expect further trouble then.

Then comes the key flashpoint: the declaration of the result in Congress on January 6, 2025.

The stage is set therefore for an even more tumultuous post-election period, with Trump also threatening to turn the armed forces on Democrats.

It might take a while to play out before the next president is inaugurated on January 20, 2025.


standard.co.uk/news/us-politics/us-election-when-will-know-the-result-donald-trump-kamala-harris-b1189111.html
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It could take weeks, like last time. I am prepared for that, but it sure makes me nervous. I could take a loss, but not a stolen election.
 
I dunno, I kinda feel like it's gonna be a landslide for Harris because she's going to be doing the work of getting out the vote between now and Election Day while Trump and the Republicans do nothing.

You can't win an election by doing nothing.
 
An Orange Cat said:
I dunno, I kinda feel like it's gonna be a landslide for Harris because she's going to be doing the work of getting out the vote between now and Election Day while Trump and the Republicans do nothing.

You can't win an election by doing nothing.
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She's at home today...;)
 
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