Voting is scheduled to take place on D-Day on November 5 to elect the next President of the United States. There has been a close contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in the elections. As of Monday, about 82 million people have already cast their votes as part of the early voting process. Voting is taking place on 5th November. However, everyone’s eyes are on one question: when will the US election results be declared? The results are expected to start coming soon after the first poll ends at 6 pm on Tuesday (4:30 am IST). The problem here is that the popular vote does not guarantee ultimate victory as it can only be determined after the Electoral College.
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When will the 2024 US election results be declared?
According to the BBC report, although the name of the majority candidate is announced late on the voting day or early the next day, the close battle this season has led to a long wait for the final decision on who won the US election. may have to. There are times when a projected winner may be declared in one state while counting is underway in another state. Lower margin may also mean recounting. In most states, recounts are allowed when the difference between the top contenders meets a specific threshold, such as 0.5 percentage points. Even if that means the number of votes separating them is in the thousands or tens of thousands. Recounting simply means that it will take more time to announce the final results.
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what is the electoral college
This is a body which is formed by the votes of the public. It can be understood that the public elects some officials, who are called electors. Together they form the ‘Electoral College’. At present there are a total of 538 electors in America. To win the presidential election, the support of 270 of these is required. The members of the Electoral College are also selected according to the population of the state. If a state has more population then it will also have more voters. For example, California has the maximum number of 54 electors. Whereas small states like Alaska and Delaware have only three electors each.
