No matter what the rules are, no state releases results until after polls close. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that absentee ballots in Ohio must be postmarked the day before ...

Election Day is this Tuesday, but for various reasons, we may not get the results that night. One such hold-up is the work it takes to process and count mail-in ballots. Most U.S. states provide some ...

With the presidential election looming and the coronavirus pandemic raging across the country, polls show strong support for allowing Americans to vote by mail or through drop-off boxes rather than go ...

In mid-August, the top elections official in Philadelphia pleaded with legislators for clearance to begin processing mail-in ballots three weeks before Election Day. "We risk citizens of the world ...

States in play for both candidates in this year’s presidential election all allow voters to cast their ballots by mail, a process that has attracted controversies and legal battles in the final weeks ...

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Pennsylvania's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground ...

LEESBURG, Va. — It’s been two days since voters hit the polls for primary day in Virginia, but the work continues for election staff members who are still processing mail-in ballots. In Loudoun County ...

A new bill would give election officials a week to process mail ballots and make other long-sought changes. But it faces a long road to becoming law. Mail-in ballots are sorted in Allentown, Pa. in ...