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>In fact, elections in other countries, like Mexico, usually have at least 95% of votes certified by the next day, even if the last few percent drags their feet

>In fact, elections in other countries, like Mexico, usually have at least 95% of votes certified by the next day, even if the last few percent drags their feet for some reason. I don't know what this means. "Certification" is when a state finalizes the official legally-binding results for elections. Votes aren't certified, election results are. It's when a state says "Coca-Cola got 832,992 votes and Pepsi got 902,311 votes" and enters it into its legal and historical record. All US states take time to certify results precisely to make sure the process is carried out correctly. They do things like archiving paper ballots, electronic records, and signed affidavits in case of legal challenges, processing provisional ballots and same-day registrations, and cross-checking the number of registered voters who showed up with the number of ballots cast at each precinct.

ASalazarMX 3y ago
As soon as the election closes, every urn is opened in front of the randomly-selected citizen officials, and voluntary party witnesses. Votes are counted, including invalid/nulled votes, an electoral "acta" (a written record) is filled, everything is sealed and delivered to the National Electoral Institute (INE) local office. This happens mere hours after elections closed, and it is simultaneous in all urns. The INE gives preliminary results when they're statistically certain, usually the same night around 10-11pm. Even if the last percent of urns is delayed, they aren't enough numbers to affect the results, but anyway, the records get certified as they arrive, and the next day 100% of votes are accounted and the election is closed. The system is pretty amazing, mainly becaue the INE is an independent civil institution. Unfortunately, our current president is making every effort to subvert it and return to the times where the government ran the elections in opacity.

ASalazarMX 3y ago

As soon as the election closes, every urn is opened in front of the randomly-selected citizen officials, and voluntary party witnesses. Votes are counted, including invalid/nulled votes, an electoral "acta" (a written record) is filled, everything is sealed and delivered to the National Electoral Institute (INE) local office. This happens mere hours after elections closed, and it is simultaneous in all urns. The INE gives preliminary results when they're statistically certain, usually the same night around 10-11pm. Even if the last percent of urns is delayed, they aren't enough numbers to affect the results, but anyway, the records get certified as they arrive, and the next day 100% of votes are accounted and the election is closed. The system is pretty amazing, mainly becaue the INE is an independent civil institution. Unfortunately, our current president is making every effort to subvert it and return to the times where the government ran the elections in opacity.