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    Millions of Americans woke up to the news of Donald Trump’s victory on Vice President Kamala Harris this morning, a result that arrived more quickly than many had initially expected.

    As Election Day 2024 approached, many expected delays in final results due to a close race, extended polling hours and state specific laws dictating that some must wait to start counting mail-in ballots. However, The Associated Press was able to call the presidency at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday morning after Trump officially secured the swing state of Wisconsin.

    The call came much faster than the news of Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, which took four days to report due to an influx of mail-in and mail-in ballots leading to longer counting times. While election officials will still count ballots in the coming days to officially certify each state, The Associated Press explain which he calls a race when “backward candidates no longer have a path to victory,” drawing on researchers and other analysis.

    Here’s a look at how ballots are processed and how long it took for the winner to be called. the last six presidential elections.

    What you need to know about the results: How long will it take to find out who won the 2024 elections?

    Why are the results not always announced on election day?

    Election laws vary by state, how close the race is, and external factors like the 2020 pandemic or devastating hurricanes hitting southern states during this storm season can all impact the timing of results. will arrive.

    Some states, including key states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, are not allowed to start processing mail-in and mail-in ballots until after Election Day, for example, slowing down the process.

    Some states that allow processing or verification of voter signatures and physical preparation of ballots for counting still have to wait until Election Day to start counting, or actually tabulate the votes and feed them into counting machines.

    According to ballotpedia.org, 43 states currently allow processing to begin before Election Day, while seven states require processing to begin on Election Day. Regarding counting, 12 states allow counting to begin before Election Day, 23 allow counting before polls close on Election Day, and 14 states require polls to close before they can begin.

    Military and alien ballots may also arrive and be counted after Election Day, along with provisional votes. And long lines at polling places can cause delays at the end of the day, as those in line when polls officially close are still eligible to vote.

    States and media outlets begin making unofficial appeals throughout Election Day and beyond, when the majority of votes have been counted and a clear winner emerges. However, the official results were not certified until weeks later. If an election is close and no clear favorite emerges, this can also cause a delay in unofficial results.

    When we saw the results of the previous elections

    Since the 2000 election, considered the longest in modern U.S. history, results have been announced on varying schedules. The second longest delay in recent years occurred in 2020, due to logistics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    2020 results took four days

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 results arrived later than usual, it took four days for all the votes to be counted.

    Logistically, the 2020 election was complicated by several confounding factors, including an unusually high percentage (46%) of voters using absentee or mail-in ballots. The arrears for these votes ran into the millions, according to the Pew Research Centerand it took longer to count.

    Trump and his supporters took advantage of these extra days to sow disinformation and spread election fraud plots, leading some to wrongly equate this slower count to widespread fraud, despite the lack of evidence.

    Joe Biden’s victory was finally announced on November 7, four days after the November 3 election.

    The year 2016 was announced early in the morning

    Although Hillary Clinton’s defeat is a major upset after edging out Trump of 2.9 million By popular vote, the 2016 election was called relatively early in favor of Trump.

    Election Day 2016 fell on November 8. The Associated Press made it official at approximately 2:30 a.m. ET on November 9, 2016.

    The 2012 results were announced before midnight on election day

    In 2012, former president Barack Obama was expected to win a second term against the current senator. Mitt Romney before midnight on Election Day, November 6.

    Romney, who was so confident that he I hadn’t written a concession speech in advance, officially conceded around 1 a.m. on November 7.

    The year 2008 was also called before the midnight toll

    Obama also won a quick victory on November 4, 2008 against Sen. John McCainwith media reporting the race around 11 p.m. EST after the polls closed.

    2004 took place in Ohio

    So-Sen. John Kerry conceded to then-President George W. Bush in a phone call shortly after 11 a.m. the morning after the election, which took place on November 2, 2004.

    Previously, Kerry had held out some hope in the tight race until the important battleground state of Ohio announced it had about 135,000 provisional ballots remaining. Believing it was statistically impossible for those remaining ballots to change the outcome, Kerry conceded.

    The year 2000 was the longest delay in modern U.S. history

    To this day, some still argue that the 2000 presidential election should not have been called in favor of George W. Bush. The longest election in modern American historythe 2000 race between Republican Bush and Democrat Al Gore lasted 35 days and a Supreme Court decision was officially called.

    The logistical problems that paved the way for this unprecedented delay began on Election Day, November 7. Faulty ballot design, allegations of misconduct, requests for recounts and multiple court rulings dragged out the process for more than a month.

    The Florida Supreme Court granted the Gore campaign’s request for a hand recount in the state, but the decision was opposed by the Bush campaign. The election resulted in just 537 votes.

    In a controversial 4-5 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the hand recount because it violated the Equal Protection Clause. It also ruled that Gore’s campaign ran out of time to come up with new recount plans because of the U.S. code’s “safe harbor” clause, ending the election on Dec. 12, five weeks after Election Day from 2000.

    More than 20 years later, some still argue that the media and election campaigns announcing the election too early in favor of Bush had an impact on the outcome.

    Contribute : Josué Boté, Sam WoodwardTHE UNITED STATES TODAY

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