With 2024 presidential election ends in from all 50 states, now every particular person state nonetheless should certify their election outcomes and ship them to Congress to be counted to make President-elect Donald Trump’s victory official.
The numbers shared on election evening and days that adopted are usually not but licensed. That certification course of can take days or even weeks, relying on the state.
First, votes are confirmed, to make it possible for all legitimate votes are counted. This stage includes reconciling the variety of mail, early, abroad and Election Day ballots solid with the variety of registered voters — a course of also called canvassing. Many states additionally do a post-election audit to confirm that voting tools used throughout the election counted the votes appropriately. In extraordinarily shut races, a recount could also be required, probably extending the method.
Lastly, as soon as these steps are full, the vote is licensed. Every state has a distinct deadline for when its election officers should concern a written assertion testifying to the validity of the outcomes.
After that, Electoral School members collect in every state capital in mid-December to solid their state’s electoral votes for president and vice chairman. This 12 months, that is set for Tuesday, Dec. 17.
These ballots are despatched to the president of the Senate and the archivist, after which counted by Congress on Jan. 6.
Right here is every state’s deadline to certify its election outcomes for the 2024 presidential election, in response to the U.S. Election Help Fee and state officers.
Dates might change if there are recounts within the state, and a few deadlines have been tentative or not but specified.
November 7
November 12
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Vermont
November 13
November 14
November 19
November 20
November 21
November 22
November 23
November 25
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Tennessee
- Utah
November 26
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
November 27
November 30
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Hawaii
- Massachusetts
December 1
December 2
- Arizona
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Virginia
December 4
December 5
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Washington
- West Virginia
December 6
December 7
December 8
December 9
December 12
Not specified
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
