A Georgia appeals court has upheld a ruling requiring county election officials to certify results by legal deadlines.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after ...

In the Nov. 5 election, the AP first reported results at 9:06 p.m. EST, or six minutes after polls closed. The election night tabulation ended at 11:56 p.m. EST with about 99% of total votes counted.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand next week to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848.

In place of the states, that work falls to The Associated Press, which has called U.S. elections for more than 170 years. In a series of articles before the 2024 election, the AP explained how the ...

Credit: AP/David Zalubowski The AP expects to make calls this year in 6,832 individual races, from the president down to local elections and ballot measures. Why calls are made — and not made ...

Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting By DAVID BAUDER - AP Media Writer Nov 5, 2024 Updated 7 hrs ago ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand this week to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848.