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Why Pennsylvania’s election results will take time to count

  • Written by Alauna Safarpour, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gettysburg College
Why Pennsylvania’s election results will take time to countJohn Zapf drops off a mail-in ballot on Oct. 15, 2024, in Doylestown, Pa. Hannah Beier/Getty Images

The country is unlikely to know who wins the battleground state of Pennsylvania on election night. That’s because of a quirk in Pennsylvania’s laws.

I am an assistant professor of political science at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg,...

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