| Here's When Each State Starts Tallying Up Mail-In Ballots |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=56883"><span class="small">Damare Baker and Lillian Bautista, The Hill</span></a> |
| Wednesday, 04 November 2020 09:15 |
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Excerpt: "Record numbers of mail-in and absentee ballots cast have many voters wondering how soon their state and others will begin tallying up those votes."
Here's When Each State Starts Tallying Up Mail-In Ballots04 November 20
Many states can start processing ballots before Election Day, even if they don’t start counting them until Tuesday. Either way, the results are never released until after polls close in that state. Below is a list of when each state starts counting up ballots cast before Election Day. Alabama Alabama will begin counting mail-in ballots after polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Alaska Alaska will start tallying up the ballots after polls close at 12 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Arizona Arizona began tallying preelection ballots on Oct. 20. Arkansas Absentee votes will start being counted up on Election Day before the polls close at 9 p.m. ET. California California will tally mail-in votes after polls close at 11 p.m. ET. Colorado Mail-in ballot counting began on Oct. 19 in Colorado. Connecticut Connecticut will count absentee ballots on Election Day, with start times varying by locality. Delaware Delaware started counting mail-in ballots on Oct. 30. District of Columbia Mail-in ballots will be counted when the polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Florida The Sunshine State began counting absentee ballots on Oct. 12. Georgia Georgia will count absentee ballots after polls open Election Day. Hawaii Hawaii began counting mail-in ballots on Oct. 24. Idaho Idaho will start counting absentee ballots when the polls close at 10 p.m. ET. Illinois Ballot counting will begin no later than 8 p.m. ET, when the polls close. Indiana Counties can decide if they want to start counting ballots as early as 6 a.m. ET on Election Day. Iowa Absentee ballots will be counted by 11 p.m. ET on Election Day. Kansas Advance voting ballots may be counted before Election Day. Kentucky Kentucky will begin counting absentee ballots at 8 a.m. ET on Election Day. Louisiana Mail-in ballots will be counted when the polls close at 9 p.m. ET, but the start time varies by parish. Maine Absentee ballots will be counted when the polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Maryland Maryland began counting ballots on Oct. 1. Massachusetts Absentee ballots will be counted after the polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Michigan Election officials can start counting absentee ballots after the polls open at 7 a.m. ET. Minnesota Minnesota will count absentee ballots after the polls close at 9 p.m ET. Mississippi Absentee ballots will be counted after the polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Missouri Absentee ballots will be counted on Election Day, but start time varies by county. Montana Counting of absentee ballots began on Monday. Nebraska Nebraska started counting mail-in ballots on Monday. Nevada Absentee and vote-by-mail ballots will be counted after polls close at 10 p.m. ET. New Hampshire Absentee ballots will be counted after polls close at 7 p.m. ET. New Jersey New Jersey started counting mail-in ballots on Oct. 24. New Mexico Absentee and early in-person ballots will be counted after polls close at 9 p.m. ET. New York Early ballots will be counted after polls close at 9 p.m. ET. North Carolina North Carolina began counting absentee ballots on Oct. 20. North Dakota Absentee and vote-by-mail ballots will be counted after polls close on Election Day. Polls may stay open until 10 p.m. ET, depending on locality. Ohio Absentee ballots will start being counted when polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET. Oklahoma Absentee ballots will be counted on Election Day, but county election boards can begin the process beforehand with approval from the secretary of State Election Board. Oregon Oregon started counting ballots on Oct. 27. Pennsylvania Early ballots will be counted when the polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Rhode Island Mail-in ballots will be counted after the polls close at 8 p.m. ET. South Carolina Absentee ballots will begin being counted at 9 a.m. ET on Election Day. South Dakota Absentee ballots will be counted after polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Tennessee Absentee ballots will be counted after the polls close on Election Day. Poll closing times vary by county. Texas Vote-by-mail ballots will begin being counted once polls open on Election Day. In counties consisting of a population with 100,000 or more individuals, ballots can be counted following the end of the in-person early voting period on Oct. 30. Utah Utah can start counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. Vermont Absentee ballots will be counted on Election Day. Virginia Virginia will count absentee ballots after polls close at 7 p.m. ET. Washington Absentee ballots will be tallied after polls close at 11 p.m. ET. West Virginia Absentee votes will be counted after the polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET. Wisconsin Wisconsin will count absentee ballots after polls open at 8 p.m. ET. Wyoming Absentee ballots will be counted when the polls open on Election Day. |
ecord numbers of mail-in and absentee ballots cast have many voters wondering how soon their state and others will begin tallying up those votes.