Because every state's elections laws are slightly different, how, when and where people vote can diverge widely across the U.S. That means it takes longer to count the vote.
A voter prepares her ballot during early voting for the California presidential primary election at a new LA County"Mobile Vote Center" outside Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday. Large numbers of Californians vote early and by mail, which can slow election night vote counting.A voter prepares her ballot during early voting for the California presidential primary election at a new LA County"Mobile Vote Center" outside Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday.
In many states, a delay of days or even weeks won't be the result of a botched election — but instead proof that the process is working. "If we counted at the moment that the polls closed, we would disenfranchise people — simple as that," said, director of the Institute for Election Administration Research and Practice at Auburn University."And if we expect to have a count within four or five hours after the polls close, we need a much more sophisticated and, quite frankly, expensive infrastructure to make that even remotely possible.
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