2020 Countdown: Election Night

Published November 3, 2020 5:00am ET



After a long couple of years of campaigning, we’re finally here: Election Day 2020. It’s been a schlep, but we’re about to find out who will be inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20, 2021… or are we?

With mail-in voting becoming one of, if not the, most viable options due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, Election Day doesn’t look the same as it has in years past. Often people would take off a few hours during the workday in the weeks prior to an election to stand in long lines waiting to cast their ballots. This is still happening with social distancing, of course, but many Americans are preferring to just mail in their ballots instead. Because of this, crucial swing states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina have extended their deadlines for mail-in ballots to be received.

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