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US election 2020: Counting the ballots after unprecedented election turnout

Poll workers count ballots cast by an estimated 160 million Americans

Published: November 04, 2020 07:15 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 2020-11-04T011913Z_678445098_RC21WJ9CM99E_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-FLORIDA-1604459660023 — A member of the Pinellas County canvassing board processes ballots on Election Day in Largo, Florida, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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20201104 election — An election official points towards a mail in ballot while scanning votes for the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Marfa, Texas, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of Election_2020_Oregon_Voting_17576.jpg-a95f7-1604459648239 — Election worker Judith Burgess organizes ballots at the Multnomah County Elections Division in Portland, Oregon. Oregon is the first state in the nation to institute voting by mail and automatic voter registration. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-11-04T025652Z_1478611747_RC22WJ9XX1SX_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-1604459657829 — Election officials process ballots at a central count facility handling absentee ballots on Election Day in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 973631-01-03-1604459663021 — Workers at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office process voters' ballots inside of the Elections Service Center Operations Department in Largo Florida. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Election_2020_New_Hampshire_84250.jpg-fba4b-1604459643536 — Lisa Prince, a volunteer, helps organize and count the ballots that were cast at the Hinsdale, N.H., polling site at the Hinsdale Middle High School. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 973634-01-03-1604459666010 — Workers at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office process voters' ballots inside of the Elections Service Center Operations Department in Largo, Florida. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 973645-01-03-1604459655204 — An election workers sorts absentee ballots at the Lansing city clerk's office on election night in Lansing, Michigan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 973616-01-03-1604459651890 — Lansing city clerk Chris Swope instructs election workers as they sort absentee ballots to count at the Lansing city clerk's office on election night in Lansing, Michigan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-11-04T002008Z_2047865901_RC20WJ9CS4BS_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-PENNSYLVANIA-1604459681811 — Electoral workers count ballots during the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-11-03T235545Z_490616745_RC2ZVJ9A7M82_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-FLORIDA-1604459678832 — An election worker waves a flag to request more ballots to open at the Palm Beach County Elections Office during the 2020 U.S. presidential election in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-11-03T230055Z_1039888950_RC2ZVJ9PHJSY_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-PENNSYLVANIA-1604459672464 — Votes are counted at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Election Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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