As an European, I'm struck by depending on media outlets announcements. Here we have official government committee, which gathers official results from all districts, sums the results and proclaims winner. Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
Not really! We have a federal answer (obviously), but that isn't done until January. Those results are mailed in early December (time delay because horses from back in the day), but they're known when they are mailed. And what is written down in December was decided on November 3rd (but the measurement is still . being taken). In between there may be lawsuits, and there is another period for horses to go to the state capital.
However, there's no uniform system where all the individual results can be gathered, because it's the states that vote for President. Pennsylvania is taking longer to deliver results because they had millions of mailed in ballots they were not allowed to start opening until the in-person polls closed on Tuesday. Nevada released their mail in totals from before Tuesday as soon as the polls closed. Maine uses IRV, other states tend to go FPTP. California gives all of its votes to whomever gets the most votes for the state, Nebraska splits them.
Media outlets? (Score:5, Insightful)
As an European, I'm struck by depending on media outlets announcements. Here we have official government committee, which gathers official results from all districts, sums the results and proclaims winner.
Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
Re:Media outlets? (Score:2)
Not really! We have a federal answer (obviously), but that isn't done until January. Those results are mailed in early December (time delay because horses from back in the day), but they're known when they are mailed. And what is written down in December was decided on November 3rd (but the measurement is still . being taken). In between there may be lawsuits, and there is another period for horses to go to the state capital.
However, there's no uniform system where all the individual results can be gathered, because it's the states that vote for President. Pennsylvania is taking longer to deliver results because they had millions of mailed in ballots they were not allowed to start opening until the in-person polls closed on Tuesday. Nevada released their mail in totals from before Tuesday as soon as the polls closed. Maine uses IRV, other states tend to go FPTP. California gives all of its votes to whomever gets the most votes for the state, Nebraska splits them.