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Honest question: About 25% (nearly 33 million people) of the electorate have now voted. Why don't we know how they voted?

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Nov 3 '16, 07:59

is there a law or something that says they can't reveal that data until next Tuesday?

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it would terrible if they did announce it. -- nm - Candie Apple Nov 3, 08:10
7 states will let you change your vote. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 3, 08:08
That is the law in every state i can think of. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:07 8
- ok, this all makes sense. Then on Tues at 8:01 we could have a really good idea of where this election is going -- nm - decline Nov 3, 08:12 7
  - Florida, Georgia (7 EST) and NC/Ohio (730 EST) are the exit polls I'm most interested in. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 08:17 2
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      - I think we can all agree that Wolf Blitzer gets a place of honour on the rocket to the sun. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 08:23
  - Yep! Though then we can see how much restraint the media has. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:14
  - Have they actually registered the votes? Absentee ballots don't get counted unless needed, right? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 08:14 2
    - Selecting which votes count and which aren't worth counting? That sounds unconstitutional to me. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 08:35
    - It depends on the state. In most states, "absentee" ballots are regular ballots. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:19
Yes. We don't want knowledge of how people are voting to influence other voters. It's why states can't be called until the polls close. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 08:06 6
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  - I.e., early exit polls. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:11 4
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      - Oh sure! Return rates and demographics of early voters are routinely announced. Just not actual votes. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:21 2
        
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        P.S. commas for decimals? Fie on you! -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 08:23
Because knowing actual returns might influence other voters. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 08:03
Don't ask me, I live in a country that pretends the votes aren't counted until polls 3000km away are closed -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 08:02 1
- (not for the last two elections) -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 08:03

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Honest question: About 25% (nearly 33 million people) of the electorate have now voted. Why don't we know how they voted?

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