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All votes of the 2016 election are not counted yet, and likely won't be for several weeks.

• pmontra 10y ago
  Oh wow, I understand that they are not important given how the electoral colleges work, but really don't the USA count all the votes within one day? Why is that? Seen from the outside it is very surprising.
  • sigmar 10y ago
    Not sure why either. Kind of seems to highlight the fact that individuals don't matter though, doesn't it? Seems like a lot of western states: https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/796888708209373184 https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/796888708209373184 https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/796888490340454400 https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/796888490340454400 https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/797515793437257728 https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/797515793437257728
  • dragonwriter 10y ago
    The votes that are uncounted are largely absentee/by-mail votes, which typically must only be mailed (more precisely, postmarked) by election day. Also, smaller numbers of provisional ballots and ballots with problems that require additional review (e.g., ones that ballot counting machines reject.)
  • joshschreuder 10y ago
    Ha, you should see the Australian election. We were still counting votes for weeks after the election day.
    • flukus 10y ago
      The first preference vote and a provisionsal preference count is usually don on the night.