It is time for presidential elections in the United States and as usual it is between the Democrats and the Republicans.
More specifically, it is the sitting vice president Kamala Harris which is pitted against the ex-president and the former businessman Donald Trump when the American people will go to the polls.
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Donald Trump. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/TTKamala Harris. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/TT
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As early as September, residents of some states could start early voting, and on October 24 it was found that a record number of people – over 23 million of the 244 million eligible Americans – had voted early, according to AP.
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When is the US election finished in 2024?
After months of campaigning and an election campaign marked by a series of major events – including the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw his candidacy – we are now getting closer to a result.
But when will the 2024 US election be decided? News24 asked Henrik Ekengren Oscarssonprofessor of political science at the University of Gothenburg.
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Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT
– One thing is when the actual ratification of the election results is done by the governor. Most recently, some took over a month to ratify. Virginia ratified the election results on December 14, to take one such example, he explains, continuing:
– Another thing is when the big news agencies talk about a state being decided. Some go very quickly, the polling stations barely have time to close before it is announced who has taken home the electoral votes. In the morning Swedish time, almost all states were judged as decided by the news agencies, even if the votes had not been counted.
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How long can it take before the US election is decided in 2024?
Furthermore, Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson tells us that several of the wave master states took a long time to declare a winner at the last presidential election and it also took a long time in some other states. According to the professor, this is how it looked in some of the states:
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