What To Expect On Election Night

Photo: Getty Images Election night is quickly approaching but we may not have a presidential winner by the end of the day. On Tuesday (Nov. 5), Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, will face off in the 2024 presidential election. A candidate needs at least 270 out of 538 Electoral votes to win the election. The election results will likely rest in the hands of key swing states, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada, which collectively boast a total of 93 electoral votes. Most polling stations will close to voters between 7 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET. Election results from some states will immediately start to come in, while others have election laws that could lead to days of counting. In North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, and Arizona, election workers can securely process ballots and count them before Election Day. Those results are withheld until shortly after the polls close. Laws in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, however, prohibit officials from preparing to count millions of absentee ballots until Election Day. Mail-in ballots in Nevada that are postmarked by Election Day have until Saturday (November 9) to arrive. Nevada...