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by qqqwerty
2051 days ago
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Outstanding ballot counts are almost always estimates. Many states allow mail-in ballots as long as they have been postmarked by election day, which means there can be a week or more lag before the precinct receives the ballot. Additionally, provisional ballots are usually counted last, and the number of those isn't known until they start counting them. The process is dragged on for days because Republicans prevented the States from passing legislation that would allow them to start counting the mail-in ballots early, among other reasons. The deadline is December 8th. A ton of states are still counting, see California for example. People are only interested in the swing states though. |
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Indeed. The process is outlined here:
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/roles#meeting
EDIT - it should be made clear that this is when the electors vote. Each individual state must finish their counting before that so they know which electors are voting on December 8. Each state is free to decide when they stop counting - and they each have their own laws regarding that. The Federal government has no say - the US constitution prohibits the Federal government from getting involved.