This restriction puts those states' election officials at a disadvantage in terms of turnaround times - especially when compared to states where both pre-canvassing and counting are allowed to start before Election Day.
That includes the key swing states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, where prep work cannot start until 7 a.m. Some states, however, have election laws in place that do not allow pre-canvassing to begin until that last day of voting. The Bipartisan Policy Center has recommended allotting at least seven days before Election Day for this process. These seemingly mundane but critical steps can take hours or days to finish depending on how many people vote by mail. It can include checking voters' signatures on the return envelopes, opening the envelopes, taking out the ballots, flattening and then grouping them into stacks ready for scanning. In states where voting by mail is on the rise, there's a wonky reason why officials may be slower to report midterm results on election night.īefore mail-in ballots can be counted, they have to go through a process sometimes referred to as "pre-canvassing." Follow live updates and results from Election Day 2022 here.
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