Politics Nov 07

Workers sort mail-in ballots at the Orange County Registrar of Voters during a media tour showing ballot security at the facility, in Santa Ana, California, U.S., November 1, 2022. Photo by Mike Blake/REUTERS
How the AP counts the votes on election night

The Associated Press is the only news organization that does all of the nation's vote-counting math on election night. But AP's full-time elections researchers work year-round gathering information on different states' voting procedures and varying rules.

Politics Nov 06

Why Nevada is still counting ballots

The Legislature passed a bill in August to send all active voters mail-in ballots, and those postmarked by Election Day can be counted if they arrive within seven days.