# Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618 "2020-11-03T05:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![Jabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2324 "2020-11-05T17:19:40Z")
They are processing a lot of mail-ins. I know because I live and vote in Clark County and have called the elections office multiple times over the last few weeks. I’d be shocked if the Biden lead isn’t growing as more Clark is reported. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2325 "2020-11-05T17:19:59Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > ETA: This was a joke response, but it’s actually a pretty damn serious issue. Leaving these votes outstanding just gives time for conspiracies to spread. Also gives the DOJ time to send some armed agents to ‘oversee’ things. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2326 "2020-11-05T17:20:35Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Not that I don’t believe you, but where did you get this nugget of info? Apparently, although they will use the day for administrative work, that is not the _reason_ for no counting today. From CNN: > Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, will not count anymore ballots until tomorrow because of a court agreement over some 29,000 disputed ballots, according to County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam. > > The agreement stems from a legal challenge over misprinted ballots that had to be reissued to some voters. The county agreed not to count the potential pool of reprinted ballots until Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. ET – the deadline for receiving mail-in votes that were sent by Election Day. > > Allegheny County poll workers will not be counting today because the bulk of the remaining pool of ballots in the county are the disputed pile. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2327 "2020-11-05T17:20:36Z")
> [@Jabo](#): > > They are processing a lot of mail-ins. I know because I live and vote in Clark County and have called the elections office multiple times over the last few weeks. I’d be shocked if the Biden lead isn’t growing as more Clark is reported. What a great first post! Welcome! 👋🏽 ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2328 "2020-11-05T17:20:48Z")
Nevada updates: Elko and Lyon (two red counties) just reported. About a 500 vote reduction in Biden’s lead from those two (down to 11,458 per NYT). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2329 "2020-11-05T17:21:32Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. ET Or approximately 1,400 years from right now. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2330 "2020-11-05T17:22:09Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Any other nominee from those who ran in the primary would be in the same spot that Biden is in currently. It’s a debate for another thread but this is by no means certain. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2331 "2020-11-05T17:22:24Z")
Interesting. There was a big siren from some Trump lackey (Jason Miller maybe?) about a big court win that would “stop the count”. This must be what he was talking about. Just have to run up the margins enough that these disputed ballots (and the ones that were received late) are not needed. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2332 "2020-11-05T17:22:35Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > Surely Nevada has more to report, right? Or do they need another break? Posted previously, but here’s continued footage of Nevada’s ballot count: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rXPfovXw2tw/maxresdefault.jpg "Brian McKnight - Back At One (Short Version) (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXPfovXw2tw&t=52) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2333 "2020-11-05T17:23:06Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > Back of napkin gives me +31,000 votes from the first four lines. Why doesn’t anyone use the FRONT of the napkin? ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2334 "2020-11-05T17:23:09Z")
> [@Mithras](#): > > They will not count any today to attend to administrative work. You have got to be kidding. 🙄 Is that permit application to repaint the crosswalk by the middle school or to approve Mr. Smith’s new in-ground sprinkler system really more important than counting the votes that may determine the next President? Do they not realize there is a hard deadline to report results? ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2335 "2020-11-05T17:23:17Z")
I started an _extremely_ popular 🙄 😃 thread about what news channel will call it for Biden or Trump first. If FOX calls NV for Biden, that’s it, FOX is saying that Biden is the Next President of the United States! God, how I want to see FOX have to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2336 "2020-11-05T17:23:32Z")
Do you? If a mechanic says I need a major overhaul I might me dubious. We often get second opinions on a medical diagnosis. I agree with your basic point that we should always listen to what the experts say but it’s not always obvious what we should do with it. Take for example affordable housing. Pretty much every economist says that rental limits hurt more people than they help but liberal planners largely ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2337 "2020-11-05T17:23:56Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I have NBC on in the background. Just now there was a “BREAKING NEWS” alert… > > And it turned out to be a break in a years-old cold case murder. It felt wrong to be angry and frustrated over news that there was a break in an old murder investigation. Does that make me a bad person? Well, no… _unless you’re the killer!_ ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2338 "2020-11-05T17:24:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Why doesn’t anyone use the FRONT of the napkin? 'Cause there’s smeary food on the front. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2339 "2020-11-05T17:24:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Why doesn’t anyone use the FRONT of the napkin? It’s covered in bbq sauce and wine. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2340 "2020-11-05T17:25:25Z")
**Official Georgia Site:** [Election Night Reporting](https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/105369/web.264614/#/summary) 14,200 lead for Trump. Last update 24 minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2341 "2020-11-05T17:26:20Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > It’s covered in bbq sauce and wine. Worst cocktail ever. You need worcestershire sauce for that… ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2342 "2020-11-05T17:27:09Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Do they not realize there is a hard deadline to report results? Yeah looks like it’s…[November 23](https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results_certification_dates,_2020). Contested elections need to be wrapped up by [December 8th](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11641) and the Electoral College (_shakes fist_) votes on December 14. ---
**Author:** ![Mithras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mithras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithras)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2343 "2020-11-05T17:27:32Z")
> **[Allegheny County ballot count nears end; Westmoreland officials discussing...](https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-county-mail-ballot-count-nearing-end-35000-remain/)** > > The finish is in sight. Allegheny County officials said late Wednesday that about 90% of mail ballots had been scanned and counted, with about 35,413 such ballots still needing to be tabulated out of the 348,485 returned in all. Elections staff... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=118)