US Election: When will the votes be counted and the results announced?

The US election will take place in early November, however the announcement of results may be slower than expected depending on the progress of vote counting in each state.

The time to announce the US election results will largely depend on each state's vote counting regulations - Photo: GETTY IMAGES

International observers say this year's race to the White House will be one of the most special events, with the most variables, that America has ever witnessed.

When does the US election start?

The US presidential election is scheduled to officially take place on November 5. The winner will serve the next four-year term in the White House from the inauguration on January 20, 2025. Voters participating in the election not only elect the president, but also vote to choose candidates for Senate and House seats in the US Congress . According to The Telegraph , most US voters will vote in person on election day. However, some voters can choose to vote early by mail or at designated locations. Each US state has different regulations on how to count votes, so the announcement of results may be a few days later than expected. In the 2020 presidential election, the United States announced President Joe Biden 's victory five days after the official election day, marking the longest delay since 2000. The reason for this delay was due to the surge of mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, which made many states unaccustomed to processing large numbers of early ballots, according to The Times . As usual, the seven battleground states that could decide the election outcome (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada) all issued their own regulations on how to process and count ballots.

Thousands of voters showed up at former President Donald Trump's campaign rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on October 29 - Photo: REUTERS

Vote counting regulations in 7 battleground states

Voting by mail is very popular in Arizona . In the 2020 election, nearly 90% of voters voted early, and most of them voted by mail. According to Reuters, Arizona election officials typically begin counting mail ballots after they are received, but only announce results about an hour after polls close.

In addition to Arizona, early voting is also very popular in Georgia . State officials expect 65-70% of voters to vote early at designated locations. Meanwhile, absentee and mail-in ballots may account for about 5%. According to Georgia regulations, officials must wait until Election Day to count the votes. In addition, all early votes, including in-person and mail-in ballots, must be counted and results reported by 8 p.m. on November 5 (local time). Meanwhile, Michigan has implemented in-person early voting for the first time since the 2020 election, allowing areas with more than 5,000 voters to begin processing and counting mail-in ballots 8 days before Election Day. Michigan officials said the new rules are intended to speed up the counting process and announce results earlier than in 2020. To avoid a repeat of the delays seen last election season, some areas in Nevada began processing mail-in ballots on October 21 and counting in-person ballots early on Election Day. Reuters reported that voters in the state increasingly prefer voting by mail. Nevada is also the only state among the seven battleground states to accept mail-in ballots that arrive four days after the election. Like Nevada, North Carolina officials also began counting mail-in ballots before November 5. After polls close, the state will announce preliminary results based on mail-in and early ballots. Election Day ballots will be counted throughout the evening, with full results expected before midnight. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania - the most important of the seven battleground states - is one of the few places that does not process mail ballots in advance, but only begins counting ballots at 7 a.m. on November 5 (local time). Finally, like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin only allows officials to count mail ballots on the morning of the election. This may lead to the announcement of results later than many other states.

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