2024 ELECTION
New Video: What Happens After You Cast Your Ballot
Imagine this: it’s Election Day. You’ve cast your ballot at your local polling place. Proudly wearing an “I Voted” sticker on your shirt, you feel like a responsible citizen participating in democracy. When you get home, your favorite news outlet has already projected a winner. But you wonder: “Is it truly possible to count, verify, and certify a presidential election in just a few hours?”
It’s National Voter Education Week, and in a time where voter confidence is suffering and election denialism is surging, it’s important that voters understand how their vote is counted, why results take time, and how results are verified and finalized.
Released today, a new video from the Movement Advancement Project explains the critical processes that take place after voting ends that help to protect the accuracy, integrity and security of our election system. This resource is drawn from MAP’s new report on post-election processes and the Democracy Maps, which track dozens of election-related policies.
How Does Your Vote Get Counted?
Our election system is complex and varies across every state. But, as shown in the video below, there are general steps that every state follows in the post-election process.
▸▸ Learn more
- View our Democracy Maps tracking voting and election policies across the U.S.
- Stay connected with Democracy Maps by subscribing to our newsletter and following our socials on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
- Check your voter registration status via the National Voter Education Week’s TurboVote tool.
