
When polls will close in key battlegrounds – and when ballots will be counted
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Here’s when the last polls will close in key states on election night, and what to expect from vote reporting.
Millions of Americans have voted early, in person or by mail, and millions more will be voting on Election Day. Every state has a different process and set of rules for counting ballots. Here’s when the last polls will close in key states on election night, and what to expect from vote reporting.

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