Now they’re putting up Christmas trees while officials are still tallying votes in some places. With the vast majority of ballots counted, most of the races have been called by media ...

the result of a long ballot and several court orders. In California, officials were still tallying ballots for weeks. In Oregon, ballots are accepted as late as a week after the election as long ...

The United States also uses far too many different ballots and systems of voting. A unified ballot system and format would make tallying counts easier for the thousands of volunteers on Election Day.

Voting across 70 assembly seats is currently underway from 7 am today, with the tallying of votes set for February 8.