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US election night schedule: When the bars will close – and when there will be forecasts
Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 | 06:26
US election night schedule: When do the polling stations close in the individual states, when can a result be expected? FOCUS Online gives you an overview of the schedule for the 2020 presidential election in the USA.
Voters in the 50 states and Washington DC vote for a presidential candidate and their vice president. The USA spans several time zones. The last polling stations in Alaska will be open until 6 a.m. CET on Wednesday, and an hour longer in the Aleutian Islands, until 7 a.m.
When do polling stations close in the USA?
In total, voting takes place in six different time zones, which is why the polling stations are largely the same close early Wednesday morning between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Central European Time.
In the following overview you can see when each state closes the polling stations:
In these states, the polling stations closed at 1:00 a.m. German time
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
In these states, the polling stations closed at 1:30 a.m. German time
North Carolina Ohio West Virginia
In these states, the polling stations closed at 2 a.m. German time
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
DC
Florida
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
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In these states, the polling stations closed at 2:30 a.m. German time
In these states, the polling stations closed at 3:00 a.m. German time
Arizona Colorado Kansas Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Nebraska New Mexico New York North Dakota South Dakota Texas Wisconsin Wyoming
In these states, the polling stations closed at 4:00 a.m. German time
In these states, the polling stations closed at 5:00 a.m. German time
California
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
In these states, polling stations close at 6:00 a.m. German time
In these states, the polling stations close at 7:00 a.m. German time
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When can a result be expected?
Once all polling stations in each state close, the major US television networks publish their forecasts. They rely on voter surveys following voting, initial vote counts at polling stations and telephone surveys.
This year, however, the task is made more difficult by the fact that voters are voting by mail in record numbers because of the coronavirus pandemic. This not only makes voter surveys in front of the polling station significantly less meaningful. Counting postal ballots also takes longer than counting votes cast at the polling station.
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In some states, mail-in votes will also be accepted days following Election Day if they have a postmark of November 3rd. This is the case, among other things, in highly competitive Pennsylvania.
So broadcasters have to be extremely careful regarding when to declare a winner in a key state with a close race – and when to declare the overall winner of the presidential election. If the election outcome is very clear, this might happen on election night. But it might also take several days.
What happens following the election?
The prospect of legal disputes contributes to the uncertainty. Both candidates might contest the election results, and there is a risk of a real wave of lawsuits that – as in the election in 2000 – might go all the way to the Supreme Court.
Otherwise, the timetable is set: the electors are supposed to cast their votes on December 14th. The US Congress is scheduled to count and confirm these votes on January 6th. The election winner is scheduled to be sworn in as president on January 20th.
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