Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, who is the top election official there, said it could take several days for all of the state’s ballots to be counted after the Nov. 3 election. Kathy Boockvar, a Democrat, told “Meet the Press” on Nov. 1 that 2.4 million Pennsylvanians have already voted via mail, estimating that 10 times as many mail-in ballots are being sent in than in 2016.
“I expect that the overwhelming majority of ballots in Pennsylvania, that’s mail-in and absentee ballots, as well as in-person ballots, will be counted within a matter of days,” she said. “The counties are staffing up, have a ton of equipment, best practices in place, and are planning, for the most part, to count 24/7 until it’s done.” Boockvar, in an attempt to assuage voters, added in the interview that “elections have never been called on Election Night,” noting that overseas and military ballots come in …
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