Election Results In PA May Come Sooner, Officials Will Begin Counting 7 A.M. Tomorrow

Election results may come sooner than expected in Pennsylvania.

In a recent interview with CNN, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania shared that election results in Pennsylvania may come sooner due to new election laws in the Keystone State.

New election laws in Pennsylvania will now allow election officials to begin counting votes at 7 a.m.

Fetterman shared, “It will not be the two or three or four days coming out of Philadelphia.”

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said the election results out of Pennsylvania will be reached faster than they were in 2020, when there was an almost four-day delay.

“It’s certainly not going to be like it was in 2020,” Fetterman told CNN‘s Dana Bash. “It’s not going to be about two… pic.twitter.com/gZL8obkXNl

— Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) November 3, 2024

Counting millions of votes takes time. Currently, state law does not permit counties to begin opening ballots until 7 a.m. on Election Day, but Pennsylvanians should feel confident our counties will process every eligible vote quickly, accurately, and with integrity. pic.twitter.com/XiCH6efKGi

— PA Department of State (@PAStateDept) October 30, 2024

Check out what Politico reported:

Two days until Election Day, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) dished his thoughts on his home state of Pennsylvania — and how it will decide the winner of the 2024 presidential race.

“It’s undeniable that there’s strong energy on both sides. It’s going to be close. I’m not surprised to hear that Harris will spend a lot more time in Pennsylvania before the election,” Fetterman said Sunday to Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We all understand Pennsylvania is going to pick the president.”

The Democratic Pennsylvania senator said he believes Harris will win Pennsylvania, but knows it will be a close race like it was in 2016 and 2020. However, he said he anticipates results will be coming in from Pennsylvania earlier than they did in 2020, due to new election laws that allow votes to start being counted at 7 a.m. on Election Day.

“It’s certainly not going to be like it was in 2020,” Fetterman said, declining to give a specific prediction of what day he thinks the results will be finalized. “It will not be the two or three or four days coming out of Philadelphia.”

As for how confident he is in Democrats’ abilities to turn out voters in 2024 — even as Bash noted that registered Democrats have started to leave the state, while more registered Republicans have moved to the state — Fetterman pointed to the fact that Pennsylvania’s governor and two senators are all Democrats.

CNN Dana Bash looks stunned when John Fetterman says:
“Trump definitely has a connection with voters here in Pennsylvania.” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KDPbrtHKlB

— Gary D (@KMGGaryde) November 3, 2024

Per WGAL:

Ballot counting in Pennsylvania for the Nov. 5 election has slightly different requirements than the last presidential election in 2020.

Most commonwealth counties are now required to keep counting mail ballots without stopping.

It’s all because of Act 88, which offered funding to help with elections. One condition is that counties must work around the clock to count ballots.

Under the grant agreement, counties aren’t allowed to start opening ballot envelopes and preparing them to be counted until 7 a.m. on Election Day. The process begins at that time and can’t be interrupted.

Counties must also start tallying mail and absentee votes at 8 p.m. without interruption.