On election night in California, county elections officials must begin reporting results to the Secretary of State within two hours after the polls close and they begin tallying votes.
According to the Secretary of State, the first election results are typically vote-by-mail ballots and early voting ballots. In California, county elections officials may begin opening and processing vote-by-mail ballot envelopes up to 29 days before election day.
Across the nation, state polling centers close at different times of the evening (local time), with Indiana and Kentucky being the first at 6 p.m. local time.
Once the polls close, elections officials have the daunting task of processing and verifying ballots before they begin the tally.
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