AMNA NAWAZ: Well, it's been a# long road to this Election Day,## and our incredible digital team has# been covering all aspects of it,## including a countdown of facts over the last# 30 days from Lisa Desjardins and Deema Zein.

Take a look.

LISA DESJARDINS: All right, the# number 30.

Let's talk about the## key swing state of Georgia, very key this year.

Four years ago, Joe Biden won, but# Donald Trump won every single county,## except for 30, but those 30# counties that Joe Biden won,## they had more people in them, and# that's why he won the state of Georgia.

DEEMA ZEIN: Republicans have control of# both chambers in 29 state legislatures.

LISA DESJARDINS: Let's talk about money.

Elections# are not free to run, but in 28 states, outside## groups, nonprofits, charities, they're banned# from donating any money to help run the election.

DEEMA ZEIN: The youngest member of Congress,## Representative Max Frost of# Florida, is 27 years old.

LISA DESJARDINS: New York has 26 congressional# districts.

Why does that matter?

Because Democrats## hope to flip at least four of them and use# that to take over the House of Representatives.

DEEMA ZEIN: Just 25 counties# in the country voted for the## winner in the last three presidential elections.

LISA DESJARDINS: OK, this one's a little nerdy;# 24 states share voter information with each other## in a system called ERIC.

The idea is to block# illegal voters, people who try and vote twice,## but that is fewer states than used to be on that# system because a bunch of red states dropped out.

DEEMA ZEIN: Democrats have to defend 23# Senate seats, and that's not an easy task.

LISA DESJARDINS: The 22nd Amendment to# the Constitution sets out some key rules## for electing presidents.

It says no one# can be elected president more than twice.

Twenty-one million more people voted# in 2020 than in 2016.

In 20 states,## you can register to vote and vote immediately on# Election Day.

The state of Pennsylvania has 19## electoral votes.

Why is that important?# That's the most of any swing state.

DEEMA ZEIN: The age to vote in America is 18.

LISA DESJARDINS: Seventeen.

December 17 is## when the Electoral College meets to# certify the winner of this election.

DEEMA ZEIN: Sixteen is the number of Republicans# in the House of Representatives who sit in## districts won by Joe Biden.

Only 15 people have# become president after being vice president.

LISA DESJARDINS: Last year, 14 states changed# their election laws that changed access to voting.

DEEMA ZEIN: Joe Biden ran for office 13 times.

He# won 10, lost three, all in presidential primaries.

LISA DESJARDINS: The 12th Amendment to the# Constitution changed how the president and## vice president were elected.

It used to be the# runner-up to president became vice president,## but that didn't work well.# Now they run as a ticket.

DEEMA ZEIN: Republicans have 11# Senate seats to defend this year,## and Democrats have more than double.

Ten states# have ballot measures on abortion this year.

LISA DESJARDINS: Let's talk about a number# ending in nine, 269.

That is the tie point in## the Electoral College.

And this election, there# are multiple ways that there could be a tie,## where Kamala Harris and Donald# Trump both get 269 electoral votes.

DEEMA ZEIN: Eight presidents have had# last names with five letters in them.

LISA DESJARDINS: Does that sound random?

Well,# think about our most three recent,Obama, Trump,## Biden, Harris, six letters.

So what's it# going to be, America, five or six letters?

DEEMA ZEIN: There are seven swing key# states in the presidential election,## Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin,# North Carolina, Nevada, and Georgia.

LISA DESJARDINS: Six, that is the number of# votes by which Representative Mariannette## Miller-Meeks won her election in 2020, the# closest congressional election this century.

In 2020, five swing states flipped from# Trump to Biden.

That's how Biden -- Deema.

DEEMA ZEIN: Democrats need to flip four seats in# order to take over the House -- back to you, Lisa.

LISA DESJARDINS: It took three-and-a-half## days to count and call the 2020# election -- Deema, back to you.

DEEMA ZEIN: If Republicans have# a net gain of two Senate seats,## they win the Senate regardless# of who wins the presidency.

And back to the studio for the final fact.

LISA DESJARDINS: Thank you, Deema.

So far, only one person has ever been president,# lost the job, and then won the job back.

DEEMA ZEIN: We're looking# at you, Grover Cleveland.

Tune back in.

We're here for the 2024# presidential election.

See you then.

GEOFF BENNETT: Brilliant work by# our Deema Zein and Lisa Desjardins.