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Alabama
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Second Friday after election. (17-12-15 and -16)
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22 days after the election. (17-12-17)
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Alaska
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Day after election. (15.15.370)
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Begins no later than 16th day after the election and continues “until completion”. (15.15.440)
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Arizona
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Not more than 20 days after the election. (16-642)
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On the fourth Monday following the election; may be postponed for up to 30 days until all county results are received. (16-648)
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Arkansas
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Presidential electors: 8 days after election. (7-8-304)
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Presidential electors: winner declared within 20 days of election. (7-8-304); certified 5 days later. (7-8-305)
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| Arkansas |
Other offices: 15 calendar days after election. (7-5-701)
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Other offices: Within 30 days of time for county returns. (7-7-703)
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California
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Presidential electors: No later than 28 days after the election. (Elec. 1537(d))
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Presidential electors: No later than 32nd day after election. (Elec. 15505)
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| California |
Other offices: No later than 30 days after the election. (Elec. 15372)
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Other offices: No later than 38th day after the election. (Elec. 15501(b))
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Colorado
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Not later than the 22nd day after the election. (1-10-102)
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Not specified.
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Connecticut
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48 hours after the polls close. (9-314, as amended by P.A. 20-3-see sec. 14)
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Presidential electors and members of Congress: last Wednesday of the month they were cast. (9-315)
Other offices: 30 days after the election if no contest has been filed; after the third Monday in December if there is a contest. (9-318)
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Delaware
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10 a.m. on the second day after the election. (Del. Const. Art. V §6 and 15 Del. C. §5701). Deadline for completion is not specified.
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Not specified.
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Florida
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By noon on the 12th day after the election. (102.112(2))
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9 a.m. on the 14th day after the election. (102.111(2))
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Georgia
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5 p.m. on second Friday following election. (21-2-493(k))
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Presidential electors: 5 p.m. on 18th day after election. (21-2-499(b))
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Hawaii
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Within seven days following election. (11-108(e))
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After the expiration of time for bringing a contest. (11-155 and 11-174.5)
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Idaho
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10 days after the election. (34-1205)
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15 days after the election. (34-1211)
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Illinois
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Within 21 days of the election. (10 ILCS 5/21-2)
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Within 31 days of the election. (10 ILCS 5/22-7)
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Indiana
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Noon on the second Monday following the election. (3-12-5-5 and -6)
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Noon on the last Tuesday in November. (3-12-5-7)
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Iowa
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Within 13 days after the election. (50.30)
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Not later than 27 days after the election. (50.38) State canvass shall be delayed with respect to any office to which a recount pertains. (50.48(6))
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Kansas
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Second Tuesday after the election. (25-3203)
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Must begin no later than Dec. 1. (25-3206(b))
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Kentucky
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Noon on the Friday following the election. (118.425(4))
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No later than third Monday after election. (118.425(5))
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Louisiana
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Noon on the sixth day after the election. (18:574(3))
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On or before 14th day after election, if no contest has been filed. (18:574)
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Maine
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5 p.m. second business day after election. (21-A MRS 712)
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Within 20 days after election. (21A-722)
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Maryland
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Second Friday after election, or within 48 hours if canvass is completed after this date. (11-401)
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By the 35th day after the election. (11-503)
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Massachusetts
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Within 15 days after the election. (8-54-112)
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Presidential electors: winner declared 10 days after results received; certified 14 days after that if no contest is filed. (8-54-118)
Other offices: Not specified.
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Michigan
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Presidential electors: By the seventh day or before the 14th day after the election, if results are close. (168.842(2))
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Presidential electors: No later than the 20th day after the election. (168.842(3))
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| Michigan |
Other offices: No later than the 14th day after the election. (168.822)
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Other offices: Board meets on 20th day; must complete canvass no later than the 40th day after the election. (168.842)
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Minnesota
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16 days after the election. (204C.33)
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Third Tuesday after election. (204C.33)
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Mississippi
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10 days after the election. (23-15-603)
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30 days after the election. (23-15-605)
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Missouri
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Presidential electors: 8 days after the election. (128.060)
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Presidential electors: 15th day after the election. (128.070)
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| Missouri |
Other offices: Second Tuesday after the election. (115.507)
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Other offices: Second Tuesday in Dec. (115.511)
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Montana
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Within 14 days of the election; if all returns are in at the time of the meeting, the board of county canvassers shall immediately canvas the returns. If all returns are not received, the board shall postpone the canvass from day to day until all canvass returns are received. (13-15-401)
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Within 27 days after the election. (13-15-502)
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Nebraska
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Third Monday after election. (32-1035)
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Fourth Monday after election. (32-1037)
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Nevada
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On or before the 10th day after the election. (293.387)
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Fourth Tuesday in Nov. (293.395)
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New Hampshire
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8 a.m. on the day following the election, unless Secretary of State orders a different date. (659:75)
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After the time for filing a recount has passed. (659:84 and 660:1)
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New Jersey
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On or before Nov. 23. (2020 Exec. Order 177)
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On or before Dec. 8. (2020 Exec. Order 177)
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New Mexico
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Within 10 days after the election. (1-13-2(B)) or not later than 13 days after the election for counties over 150,000 population. (1-13-13)
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Third Tuesday after the election. (1-13-15)
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New York
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Within 25 days after the election. (Elec. 9-214)
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On or before the first Monday after the first Wednesday in Dec. (Elec. 9-216)
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North Carolina
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11 a.m. on the 10th day after the election. (163-182.5(b))
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Not more than 10 days after the Tuesday that is three weeks after election day. (163-182.5(c))
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North Dakota
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Before 4 p.m. on the eighth day after the election. (16.1-15-25)
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Board meets no later than 17 days after election. (16.1-15-35); may adjourn for up to three days. (16.1-15-38)
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Ohio
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No later than 21st day after the election. (3505.32)
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No later than 10 days after abstracts received from counties. (3505.35)
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Oklahoma
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By 5 p.m. on the Friday following the election, if no contest has been filed. (26 OS 8-108)
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By 5 p.m. on the Friday following the election, if no contest has been filed. (26 OS 8-108)
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Oregon
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Not later than the 20th day after the election. (254.545(3))
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Not later than the 30th day after the election. (254.555(2))
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Pennsylvania
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Unofficial results due five days after election; results are final five days after that if no recount/recanvass is filed. (25 PSA 3154(f)
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Not specified.
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Rhode Island
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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South Carolina
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No later than noon on Saturday following election. (7-17-20)
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Board convenes within 10 days of election. (7-17-220); may adjourn up to five days to await presidential elector returns, or 15 days for other offices. (7-17-230)
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South Dakota
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Within six calendar days after the election. (12-21-36)
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Board convenes within seven days after the election; may adjourn up to 10 days to await county returns (12-20-47)
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Tennessee
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No later than the third Monday after the election. (2-8-101)
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Not specified.
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Texas
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Not later than the 14th day after the election. (67.03(c))
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Not later than 33 days after the election (66.012(a)(2))
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Utah
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No later than 14 days after the election. (20A-4-301(1)(b))
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Fourth Monday of Nov. at noon. (20A-4-306)
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Vermont
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48 hours after polls close. (17 VSA 2588(6)(A))
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Board convenes at 10 a.m. one week after the election; no deadline for completion is specified. (17-2592(g))
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Virginia
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Not to exceed seven days from the day of the election. (24.2-671)
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Board meets on third Monday in Nov.; may adjourn up to three days. (24.2-679)
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Washington
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Not later than 21 days after the election. (29A.60.190)
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Not later than the 30th day after the election. (29A.60.250)
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West Virginia
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30 days from the election. (3-6-11)
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Not specified.
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Wisconsin
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No later than 14 days after the election. (7.60(5)
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First day of Dec. (7.70(3))
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Wyoming
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First Friday following the election. (22-16-108)
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Board convenes no later than the second Wednesday after the election; no deadline for completion is specified. (22-16-118)
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