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Politics
Hansi Lo Wang

Why mail voting laws may slow the count in some key swing states

Mail-in ballots sit in a secure area of the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on Nov. 3. Pennsylvania state law does not allow election officials to start processing mail ballots for counting until 7 a.m. ET on Election Day. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Follow live updates and results from Election Day 2022 here.

In states where voting by mail is on the rise, there's a wonky reason why officials may be slower to report midterm results on election night.

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