A mericans vote tomorrow, November 3, to elect the Congress for the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. In 2020, doubts arose after the count, and Mr. with most results in by evening, a U.S. count can run for days, and in a close race for weeks While Indian voters are used to a single counting day. This year the worry is whether the outcome will be accepted at all. Trump still has not accepted that defeat. This time, they are being raised before voting, with Mr.
Trump stating that he will accept the result only “if the elections are honest”.
The 50 States have thousands of county officials who man the booths, count the votes and declare results; India’s electronic voting machines can total crores of votes in a few hours. The U.S. does have a federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC), but its responsibility is limited to certifying voting machines and training election staff. Moreover, there is variance in the procedure followed by different States. California will accept a postal ballot up to a week after polling day if it was posted in time. Twenty-six States order an automatic recount when the margin is very narrow.
In the U.S., many votes come by post, and each envelope must be opened and its signature checked before the ballot is counted.
