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OCA
10-26-2016, 06:36 PM
Are the states that have early voting allowed to tally those early votes and publish those results prior to polls closing Nov.8?
Elessar
10-26-2016, 06:46 PM
Are the states that have early voting allowed to tally those early votes and publish those results prior to polls closing Nov.8?

I do not believe so. They are held in strict confidence (or should be) until the election day itself.
There is still a veil of secrecy held over even early votes or absentee ballots.

I imagine done so as to not provide an influence over those that trek to the polls.
OCA
10-26-2016, 07:14 PM
I do not believe so. They are held in strict confidence (or should be) until the election day itself.
There is still a veil of secrecy held over even early votes or absentee ballots.

I imagine done so as to not provide an influence over those that trek to the polls.

Had some guy i got a 100$ bet with on the election tell me saw a CNN broadcast saying he was up 140,000 already in FL, couldn't find a link.
jimnyc
10-26-2016, 07:18 PM
Had some guy i got a 100$ bet with on the election tell me saw a CNN broadcast saying he was up 140,000 already in FL, couldn't find a link.

I have no idea about laws, but I thought I had read about early returns as well? I didn't know it was illegal.
jimnyc
10-26-2016, 07:21 PM
Actually, looking back through my history - it talks of voter TURNOUT totals, not the tallies of who they voted for.
OCA
10-26-2016, 07:25 PM
Actually, looking back through my history - it talks of voter TURNOUT totals, not the tallies of who they voted for.

You would think that it would be illegal to tally pre Nov.8, might deter people from voting in states like NY or CA where the outcome is pretty much predisposed.
jimnyc
10-26-2016, 07:26 PM
You would think that it would be illegal to tally pre Nov.8, might deter people from voting in states like NY or CA where the outcome is pretty much predisposed.

I think you're right, but not illegal to count how many people show up.
jimnyc
10-26-2016, 07:32 PM
Here's some more numbers?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/early-voting-statistics-2016-election/index.html
OCA
10-26-2016, 07:46 PM
Here's some more numbers?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/early-voting-statistics-2016-election/index.html

Got it, just shows the party registration of early voters not who they actually voted for.