An Important Reminder About the Election Process

In case you missed it, the Nov. 8 elections are a few days away. While you should vote for your preferred candidates (if you haven’t already), there’s something that needs to be said – very clearly – about the election results.

Some states may not have final tallies for days – or even longer – after the polls have closed.

This is not some nefarious plot to ste*l an el*ction – never was, never will be. Instead, it’s the reality of how some states count ballots:

With the Senate race between Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman expected to be very close, R Street Institute resident elections fellow Matt Germer told Fox News Digital that the suspense could drag on for days at least.

“It’s possible that Pennsylvania takes a good while,” Germer said. “They had a problem in 2020 where so many more people were sending in their ballot by mail. But they, the election administrators, weren’t allowed to pre-process those ballots. … What that meant was they just had this giant glut of mail-in ballots and a ton of administrative work to do.”

…Unlike Pennsylvania, Arizona does allow processing of mail-in ballots before Election Day, something Germer said will likely speed up that state’s ability to deliver a result. However, Cochise County will count all of its ballots by hand, which could delay a final projection.

And that’s before we even get to what could happen in Georgia:

That’s because Georgia law requires its U.S. Senate candidates to win at least 50% of the statewide vote to win a general election. In a very close race between Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and GOP challenger Herschel Walker, a few percentage points of the vote going to libertarian Chase Oliver could hold both under 50% and rigger a runoff.

The bottom line: it could be a long election night…or week…or longer. Be prepared for it…and realize that just because you can get movies on demand and groceries delivered to your door doesn’t mean voting works the same way. The former are products of capitalism. The latter? It’s slow, cumbersome and sometimes frustrating. And it’s the best we’ve got.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.

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