"2024 Election Officials Implement Vote Count Changes, Including Mail Ballot Pre-Processing"
Election officials are taking steps to ensure a faster vote count in the 2024 elections, aiming to avoid the delays experienced in the 2020 presidential race. Several battleground states have passed laws to facilitate quicker counting and implemented more efficient processing procedures. The goal is to shorten the period of uncertainty and prevent the spread of misinformation. However, challenges remain, as counting procedures vary by state and partisan fighting has hindered necessary changes. Some states, like Pennsylvania, still lag behind, and in a close race, it could still take days to determine the winner.